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9 February 2012
                       
 
 
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20 Jan 2012
 
 
New legal trends require professionals to upgrade skills
Legal Education
As of 2012, the Wits School of Law is introducing a new suite of specialised postgrauate diplomas to compliment the existing Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Concurrently a revised Bachelor of Law...
 
 
10 Nov 2011
 
The Mergers & Acquisitions Review - Fifth Edition - South Africa
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
South Africa continued to feel the effects of a sluggish global economy, albeit on a morelimited basis as compared to the rest of the world. M&A activity started picking up inthe early part of 2010...
 
 
03 Jun 2011
 
 
 
Statutes require legal interpretation
Environmental Law
The same level of legal certainty of interpretation and of meanings of the environmental statutes, as is found with older laws such as company law, cannot yet be offered to students studying...
 
 
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...
 
 
01 Apr 2011
 
 
 
Fundamental transactions and their regulation by the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
The new Companies Act No. 71 of 2008 is expected to become effective in 2011. The Act re-writes South African company law completely and will have far reaching effects.
 
 
31 Mar 2011
 
New era of Company Law
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The new Companies Act No. 71 of 2008 ushers in a whole new era in South African company law. While the planned deadline for implementation was 1 April 2011, this is likely to be delayed. Sources...
 
 
22 Sep 2010
 
Getting to grips with the new Companies Act
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The new Companies Act,[1] (“the new Act”) ushers in a new era of company law and when it eventually comes into effect, it will, as can be expected, give rise to a fair amount of confusion about...
 
 
04 Jun 2010
 
Finance Law Update: June 2010 (No 2)
JURGENS BEZUIDENHOUT
The National Treasury has published a draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill 2010 together with a draft Explanatory Memorandum dealing with proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act, 1962.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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