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Bowman Gilfillan consolidates its position in Maritime Law with new Durban office
16th July 2014 The maritime, transport and logistics practice at pan-African corporate law firm, Bowman Gilfillan, has announced that one of Durban’s leading... →
Pension funds a massive force for development in Africa
14th July 2014 Retirement funds have the potential to become a major force for development in Africa, including infrastructural development, which is ideally... →
Strikes put employers in awkward position over pension contributions
11th July 2014 South African companies are in a legislative bind over uncertainty around whether they are legally compelled to maintain pension contributions on... →
Improving insolvency stats may point to other mechanisms being favoured
24th June 2014 Improvements in the liquidation and insolvency figures released yesterday by Statistics SA, which revealed a welcome declining trend, do not... →
Settling labour disputes now a slightly simpler process 
23rd June 2014 The sometimes tortuous legal route followed in disputes between employers and the people they hire has become slightly shorter. Talita Laubscher,... →
Crypto-currency transactions happen below the regulatory radar
27th May 2014 So-called crypto-currencies, the best-known of which is Bitcoin, are a regulator’s nightmare because their virtual nature means they can easily... →
Vodacom's acquisition of Neotel indicative of industry consolidation
21st May 2014 The acquisition by mobile operator Vodacom of unlisted telecommunications company Neotel in a cash transaction worth R7 billion is indicative of... →
Directors of companies that fail to pay retirement fund contributions now personally liable
17th April 2014 In terms of amendments to South African pension law, which became effective on 28 February this year, directors of companies that fail to pay their... →
