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26 May 2012
Legal Briefs
 
 
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07 Jun 2011
 
 
 
 
Recent developments in corporate taxation
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
Werksmans’ tax experts discuss the Voluntary Disclosure Programme; recent Binding Private and Class Rulings and Interpretation Notes: and a Supreme Court of Appeal decision on a trade mark...
 
 
06 Jun 2011
 
 
 
Legislating social responsibility and the standing of the Mining Charter in achieving this aim
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
According to Werksmans Attorneys director Wessel Badenhorst, there can be little resistance to the need to legislate social change and no surprise at the importance of the Mining Charter in...
 
 
03 Jun 2011
 
 
 
A special case of wine
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
Werksmans Attorneys director Stuart Gardiner argues that a recent Supreme Court of Appeal decision has important consequences for the use and adoption of the names of geographical locations as...
 
 
02 Jun 2011
 
 
 
Re-evaluating franchise agreements and disclosure practices under the Consumer Protection Act
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
Werksmans Attorneys Director Lize Louw highlights the impact of the Consumer Protection Act on franchise agreements and recommends that these and related disclosure documents are brought into line...
 
 
01 Jun 2011
 
 
 
The new Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 – reckless trading and the personal liability of directors
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
The prestige of holding numerous non-executive directorships is being overshadowed by increased director liabilities under the new Companies Act.
 
 
06 Apr 2011
 
 
 
Audi alterem partem in the context of suspension or cancellation of certificates of competency in the mining industry
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
The Minerals Act Regulations provide for the cancellation of mining-related certificates of competency. As the Department of Mineral Resources improves the enforcement machinery of the Mining...
 
 
05 Apr 2011
 
 
 
The Consumer Protection Act – an opportunity for class action suits in South Africa
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA), scheduled to become operational in April of this year, is likely to have far-reaching effects. The Department of Trade and Industry has stated that the CPA will,...
 
 
04 Apr 2011
 
 
 
Business Rescue: A Guideline for the South African Banking Sector
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
The long anticipated new Companies Act No. 71 of 2008 (the Act) was promulgated in April 2009 and is expected to become effective on 1 April 2011. The Act fundamentally re-writes South African...
 
 
 
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