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19 Oct 2009
 
 
Permanent Establishment Considerations
DENEYS REITZ
Parties entering into cross-border transactions must consider the possibility of the transaction giving rise to a permanent establishment for either party, with an eye to avoiding this problem...
 
 
11 Sep 2009
 
The impact of the Consumer Protection Act on Insurance
DENEYS REITZ
The Consumer Protection Act ("CPA") not only has socio-economic consequences, but more specifically, impacts on the insurance industry in a major way. In evaluating the provisions of the CPA, it is...
 
 
Litigation funders have reached our shores
DENEYS REITZ
Litigation funding is an arrangement in terms of which an individual (with no previous interest in the litigation) pays the costs of litigation in return for a share of the proceeds of the award...
 
 
09 Sep 2009
 
What is sudden and unforeseen damage?
DENEYS REITZ
Many insured companies have grappled with what is sudden and unforeseen damage, especially in business interruption and machinery breakdown policies. Various insurers have had to explain to unhappy...
 
 
04 Sep 2009
 
The effect of the post-Kyoto protocol agreement on South African businesses
DENEYS REITZ
Climate change and all its associated effects are going to have an effect on South African businesses. It is expected that Government will commit to a carbon emission reduction programme at a...
 
 
27 Aug 2009
 
Property auctions: time of the signs
DENEYS REITZ
When does a signed contract come into being? The answer is not always as easy as it is assumed to be. This question was recently reconsidered and answered by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Withok...
 
 
07 Aug 2009
 
Directors’ responsibilities – to fear or not to fear?
DENEYS REITZ
It has been suggested that provisions of the new Companies Act may trigger flight from boardrooms because careless behaviour could have catastrophic implications not only for the company, as seen...
 
 
05 Aug 2009
 
Overstepping the boundary: Remedies for encroachment
DENEYS REITZ
An innocent property owner may lose land on which a neighbour encroaches. Given the close proximity of adjacent owners in residential areas, property owners are often involved in disputes with...
 
 
 
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