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22 May 2013
Legal Briefs
 
 
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17 Jan 2013
 
 
Invitation to comment on the draft Mineral & Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill 2012
WEBBER WENTZEL
An opportunity for the industry On 7 December 2012 the South African Cabinet approved the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill, 2012 (the Bill). Although the Bill is...
 
 
15 Jan 2013
 
Constitutional Court confirms unconstitutionality of section 89(5)(c) of the NCA
WEBBER WENTZEL
On 10 December 2012, in the case of The National Credit Regulator v Filippus Albertus Opperman and Others3, the Constitutional Court upheld a judgment by the Western Cape High Court to the effect...
 
 
14 Jan 2013
 
National Credit Regulator withdraws approval of Credit Industry Codes of Conduct
WEBBER WENTZEL
On 30 November 2012 the National Credit Regulator (NCR) published a Notice of Intention to Withdraw Approval of the Credit Industry Codes of Conduct (the Notice)1. In the Notice, the NCR states...
 
 
11 Jan 2013
 
Warning: headings may lead to headaches
WEBBER WENTZEL
In the recent case of Sentinel Mining Industry Retirement Fund v Waz Props (Pty) Ltd, the Supreme Court of Appeal made use of the heading of a clause in a contract to interpret a clause ― to one...
 
 
10 Jan 2013
 
The insured's duty to disclose
WEBBER WENTZEL
Introduction The District Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the Court) recently provided a ruling that is of practical significance to the insurance industry in Cheung Kwan Wah...
 
 
09 Jan 2013
 
Avoid the pitfalls of losing privilege
WEBBER WENTZEL
In the recent, and as yet unreported, decision of UAP Agrochemicals KZN (Pty) Ltd & another v Nefic Estates (Pty) Ltd Case no: AR515/11, by the full bench of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in...
 
 
08 Jan 2013
 
No link needed, fraudulent directors will pay
WEBBER WENTZEL
In a unanimous judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the matter of Fourie v FirstRand Bank Ltd [2012] ZASCA 119 (578/2012) on 18 September 2012, the Court found a director...
 
 
07 Jan 2013
 
Brokers: take heed of your obligations
WEBBER WENTZEL
"An insurance broker is retained to arrange house and contents insurance. For one reason or another he fails to do so. Yet he tells his clients he has placed the insurance. They make a small claim...
 
 
 
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