Columns

Reckless credit – both sides of the story

By Kris Harmse One of the purposes of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (as amended) (the Act) as set out in its preamble, is ‘to promote responsible credit […]

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No more delays on criminal trials

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The office of the Judge President Gauteng Division of the High Courts of South Africa, released a new Practice Note that intends to remove unnecessary delays in […]

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Zoning matters: A ‘SPLUMA’ score-card one year on

By Peter Murray Planning law shapes and determines our daily activities in important and pervasive ways. The buildings in which we work and live; the roads on which we drive; […]

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Appraisal rights and protection of minority shareholders

By Basil Mashabane The purpose of this article is to briefly introduce a discussion around appraisal rights, their history and background, how they find application under our Companies Act 71 […]

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Creating trusts – what should your client know?

By Edrick Roux and Bindiya Desai When performing any given task, using the right tool for the job will make the task significantly easier to accomplish and will also ensure […]

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Patent claim construction: Numerical limitations

By Ryan Tucker Patent attorneys spend a great deal of time trying to find the ‘perfect’ word for a technical element of an apparatus or method in patent applications. They […]

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A smokey issue – the law relating to the distribution of e-cigarettes

By Yda van Aartsen Will electronic-cigarettes or e-cigarettes prevent people from smoking cigarettes? Are we just replacing one harmful device, namely, regular tobacco cigarettes, with another harmful and toxic device? […]

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The law reports

October 2016 (5) South African Law Reports (pp 335 – 667); [2016] 3 All South African Law Reports August (pp 345 – 667); [2016] 3 All South African Law Reports […]

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New legislation

Legislation published from 3 – 28 October 2016 Bills introduced Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws (Administration) Bill B20 of 2016. Finance Bill B21 of 2016. Division […]

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Employment law update

Section 197 transfers: Can the new employer be joined to proceedings subsequent to the conciliation process? In Temba Big Save CC v Kunyuza and Others [2016] 10 BLLR 1016 (LAC), […]

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