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24 May 2013
                       
 
 
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03 May 2013
 
 
IP specialist law firm scoops major accolades
Spoor & Fisher
Boutique law firm Spoor & Fisher scooped major legal laurels in 2013, receiving top honours both locally and internationally. The awards, instituted by respected publications and research...
 
 
29 Apr 2013
 
Legal 500 votes Adams & Adams best IP law firm in SA
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2013 – a prominent international directory has announced the results of its annual study of the South Africa legal market. The Legal 500 Series provides...
 
 
24 Apr 2013
 
Law firm offers young creatives free IP consultations in celebration of World Intellectual Property day
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Future?   “Ask the next generation” says the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as it kicks off World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) on 26 April 2013.  This year their...
 
 
18 Apr 2013
 
Fading confidence in collective bargaining could lead to job cuts, warns law firm
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
The apparent opting out of labour union membership in South Africa amid a wave of wildcat strikes, could mark a rise in employee terminations, should companies lose confidence in collective...
 
 
17 Apr 2013
 
Managers could be subject to the same fiduciary responsibilities as directors
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
It is important for people in executive and management positions to be aware that, despite not being formally appointed and elected as directors, they could be subject to the same fiduciary duties...
 
 
16 Apr 2013
 
SACCI: Statemnt by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on business breakfast with the Department of Labour’s Director General (16/04/2013)
STATEMENT
Fasken Martineau, a merger between the prestigious local Bell Dewar law firm and one of Canada’s biggest law firms, this morning sponsored a breakfast, hosted by the South African Chamber of...
 
 
19 Mar 2013
 
Does the President have the authority to appoint senior counsel
Bowman Gilfillan
The conferral of ‘silk’ or ‘senior counsel’ status on practising advocates was the subject of a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment handed down on Friday morning. In General Council of...
 
 
18 Mar 2013
 
BG: Statement by the Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group, pan-African legal services group, questions President Zuma's authority to confer ‘senior counsel’ status on practising advocates (18/03/2013)
STATEMENT
The conferral of ‘silk’ or ‘senior counsel’ status on practising advocates was the subject of a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment handed down on Friday morning. In General Council of...
 
 
14 Mar 2013
 
Law firm sponsors 19th Annual SAMA Awards
Adams & Adams
This year sees law firm Adams & Adams as an official sponsor and exclusive legal consultant to the MTN SAMAS - for the second year in a row. According to Mariette du Plessis, senior partner, as a...
 
 
13 Mar 2013
 
New Companies Act impacts the transferability of securities by private companies
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
It is questionable whether the drafters of the new Companies Act 71 of 2008 (new Act) intended to limit the issuing activities of private companies in the South African capital markets to the...
 
 
12 Mar 2013
 
Law firm drives literacy at Vuka’Uzenzele Primary School
Adams & Adams
This month, law firm Adams & Adams will hand over close to 700 books to the Library at Vuka’Uzenzele Primary School in Nellmapius, an area close to Mamelodi outside Pretoria. Four years ago, the...
 
 
08 Mar 2013
 
218 hours in the SASLAW Gauteng advice office
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW) initiated a pilot pro bono project, the SASLAW Advice Centre, in Gauteng in February 2011 to assist people with labour issues who would not...
 
 
07 Mar 2013
 
Leading legal practice wins top spot in first annual search by GTR Africa leaders in trade
NORTON ROSE SOUTH AFRICA
Norton Rose, leading international law firm, has secured the number one spot in GTR’s inaugural search for the best trade finance institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Over 2000 respondents voted...
 
 
New chairman for big law firm
ADAMS & ADAMS
At the first general partners meeting of the new financial year of law firm Adams & Adams, Gérard du Plessis was elected Chairman of the partnership.  Du Plessis is the youngest partner in the...
 
 
06 Mar 2013
 
Business rescue court order has major implications for banks, insolvency practitioners
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
A declaratory order relating to business rescue, handed down last week by the South Gauteng High Court, has significant ramifications for the banking, insolvency and business restructuring...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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