July 2020

Legal practitioners win at the South African Professional Services Awards

By Kgomotso Ramotsho Like many organisations that had to cancel or postpone their gatherings, the South African Professional Services Awards (SAPSA) sponsored by Sanlam and W. Consulting, could not host […]

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SAWLA speaks out on gender-based violence

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA), is calling on authorities to double its efforts on the rampant scourge against gender-based violence. In a press statement released […]

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People and practices – July 2020

Compiled by Shireen Mahomed Stegmanns Inc has appointed Marlise van Reede van Oudtshoorn and Louise Cloete as professional assistants. Ms van Reede van Oudtshoorn has been appointed in the General […]

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Commencement of certain sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act

On 22 June President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the commencement of certain sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), which aims to – promote the protection […]

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Letters to the editor – July 2020

PO Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102 Docex 82, Pretoria E-mail: derebus@derebus.org.za Fax: (012) 362 0969 Letters are not published under noms de plume. However, letters from practising attorneys who make their identities […]

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The increased importance of maintaining proper and accurate trust accounting records

It is common knowledge that attorneys practising for own account, either as a director, partner or sole practitioner and s 34(2)(b) advocates are required in terms of s 86 of […]

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What happens to a permanent replacement employee when the dismissed employee wins their case of unfair dismissal against the employer?

It is not unusual when an employee has been dismissed and the employee is still challenging such a dismissal through the relevant fora that the employer then fills the vacancy. […]

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Business rescue proceedings – the other side of the coin

In the uncertain economic times that South Africa (SA) is facing, combined with the financial strain that the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is placing on most businesses, business rescue will unfortunately […]

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Walking a tightrope: The business rescue practitioner’s challenge of serving competing interests

The legal framework for business rescue was introduced to South African law with the promulgation of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act) to ‘provide for the efficient […]

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COVID-19: Force majeure and the effect it has on rental contracts

COVID-19 will have far-reaching ramifications for South Africa (SA). In order to ‘flatten the curve’, the President, Cyril Ramaphosa, duly advised by his cabinet, declared a total lockdown in order […]

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