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22 May 2013
Legal Briefs
 
 
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19 Mar 2013
 
 
Does the President have the authority to appoint senior counsel
Bowman Gilfillan
The conferral of ‘silk’ or ‘senior counsel’ status on practising advocates was the subject of a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment handed down on Friday morning. In General Council of...
 
 
13 Mar 2013
 
New Companies Act impacts the transferability of securities by private companies
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
It is questionable whether the drafters of the new Companies Act 71 of 2008 (new Act) intended to limit the issuing activities of private companies in the South African capital markets to the...
 
 
06 Mar 2013
 
Business rescue court order has major implications for banks, insolvency practitioners
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
A declaratory order relating to business rescue, handed down last week by the South Gauteng High Court, has significant ramifications for the banking, insolvency and business restructuring...
 
 
26 Feb 2013
 
Fewer individuals in financial trouble, but more companies opt to shut shop
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The number of insolvencies, which refers to individuals, partnerships or trusts placed under final sequestration after being unable to pay their debt, continues to fall, according to statistics...
 
 
08 Feb 2013
 
Proposed state option to acquire 'free carried interest' has implications for oil and gas sector
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The uncertainly created by the “free carried interest” provided for in the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill may discourage potential investors in South Africa’s oil and...
 
 
07 Feb 2013
 
Social media create unforeseen tension in balancing constitutional rights
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
While the founders of South Africa’s Constitution could not have foreseen the tension that social media would create for rights to privacy and to freedom of expression, a recent court ruling...
 
 
29 Jan 2013
 
Declines in company liquidations and individual insolvencies encouraging
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The latest liquidations and insolvency statistics, released by Stats SA today, give insight into economic performance and the state of consumer debt in South Africa. Adam Harris, director of the...
 
 
17 Jan 2013
 
Proposed Bill has serious consequences for SA's oil, gas industry
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The proposed Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act Amendment Bill has far-reaching implications for the upstream oil and gas industry in South Africa. As a result, said Lizel Oberholzer, head of oil...
 
 
 
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