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22 May 2013
Legal Briefs
 
 
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30 Mar 2012
 
 
Decisions in dispute resolution forums likely to benefit medical scheme members
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The medical scheme industry’s practice of meeting benefits owed to members through direct payment to medical service providers has been questioned, with schemes refusing to pay service providers...
 
 
29 Mar 2012
 
Right of arbitration after commencement of action placed under High Court microscope
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Does a plaintiff have the right to invoke an arbitration clause after commencement of an action? Aveng (Africa) Ltd (formerly Grinaker-LTA Ltd) t/a Grinaker-LTA Building East v Midros Investments...
 
 
28 Mar 2012
 
A Fair Bit of Confusion: Treating Customers Fairly in South Africa
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Last year, the Financial Services Board (FSB) announced that it would be implementing a Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) policy for the financial services industry in South Africa. The TCF policy is...
 
 
13 Mar 2012
 
Leading SA legal firm’s rapid African expansion
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group is continuing with its expansion in Africa with the opening of two new offices in Tanzania and Uganda, bringing the total number of lawyers across the group to 64....
 
 
09 Jan 2012
 
Bullying tactics: the introduction of margin squeeze into South African competition law
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The recent decision of the Competition Appeal Court ("CAC") in Senwes Limited v the Competition Commission (Case no. 87/CAC/ FEB09) imported into South African competition law the concept of a...
 
 
02 Dec 2011
 
 
 
Environmental Regulation of Projects: A Summary
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
South Africa is a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. South Africa is classed as a developing country under the Kyoto Protocol and therefore...
 
 
14 Nov 2011
 
New Act encourages foreign entities to establish a legal presence in SA
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Foreign entities wishing to establish a legal presence in South Africa have two options. They can either - * register as an external company or branch in South Africa; or * establish a South...
 
 
11 Nov 2011
 
South Africa – the gateway to private equity investments into Africa
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
South African can private equity funds are increasingly exploring investment opportunities into the rest of Africa, and in particular sub-Saharan Africa. The reason for this is that the emerging...
 
 
 
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