Auditor and compliance officer cleared, insurers to pay costs

[Jean-Paul Rudd] A few years ago, several well-known short-term insurance companies took legal action against an intermediary company due to the damages they incurred as a result of the intermediary's collapse...

An update on free trade in Africa

[Virusha Subban] The AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) is the latest development designed to boost trade in the Africa's continent-wide free trade zone...

Africa's impact: US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia

[Virusha Subban] The US Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia to discuss, among other things, increasing investment between the US and African countries, the economic empowerment of women, girls and young businesspeople...

SA fintech: Regulatory and deal developments

[Ashlin Perumall] South Africa is an African fintech frontrunner, with several recent regulatory developments taking centre stage as the country prepares to fully adopt fintech and its various sub-segments...

#WomensMonth: Don't limit yourself, lean in - Oracle's Sandhya Ramdhany

[Shan Radcliffe] Oracle Corporation SA's Sandhya Ramdhany talks to us about the challenges facing females in the legal industry today, and reminds us never to limit ourselves...

The need for greater transparency in compliance and procurement never more important - LexisNexis

[Jeremy Maggs] In a country plagued by high profile corruption cases and tender fraud, businesses now have a governance obligation to ensure their operations are completely ethical...

#StartupStory: LegitLaw - the new self-service platform for basic business contracts

[Shan Radcliffe] In the era of digitalisation, automation and self-help services, the legal sector has been slow to transform. LegitLaw is changing that with the launch of its legal tech-meets-online shopping platform...

Digital company acquisitions to face closer scrutiny by competition authorities

[Burton Phillips] The Competition Commissioner during the Commission's Annual Conference (in November 2020), noted that the Commission will take a "decisive and proactive stance to ensure the balance of economic forces favour a shift to facilitating entry and a more competitive digital economy"...

Selling your business as a going concern

[Graeme Palmer] Usually when a business is sold, it is a taxable supply that is subject to value added tax (VAT) at the standard rate of 15%. There is, however, a provision in the Value Added Tax Act 89 of 1991 (VAT Act), section 11(1)(e), which allows for the sale of a business at the rate of 0%, provided certain requirements are met...

4 tips to starting a compliance function

[Ezra Pillay] When developing a compliance function from inception, a compliance officer can have paralysis from analysis, especially when there has not been a pre-existing compliance function...

ConCourt judgment clarifies contractual fairness

[Rishal Bipraj] An issue, which has been shrouded in uncertainty in South African contract law, is when courts may refuse to enforce valid contractual terms on the basis that it considers that enforcement would be unfair, unreasonable or unduly harsh. The Constitutional Court in the case of Beadica 231 CC and Others v Trustees for the time being of Oregon Trust, has finally offered some clarity...

#WomensMonth: Gender bias. Challenge or opportunity?

[Nicci Botha] Women are naturally subjected to gender bias, whether conscious or unconscious. This is an everyday fight, but you can choose to see this as a threat or an opportunity...

#BizUnity: Pro bono behind the scenes on the National Ventilator Project

[Shan Radcliffe] As doctors, nurses and other hospital staff work tirelessly on the frontlines of the war against Covid-19, R&D teams and legal experts band together to aid the fight in their own way as they offer their skills on the National Ventilator Project...

The cost of failing to notify authorities of mergers

[Burton Phillips] The Competition Commission has sought to provide some guidance regarding the notification and implementation of mergers by publishing Guidelines for the determination of administrative penalties for failure to notify mergers and implementation of mergers contrary to the Competition Act...

Paying attention to mediation clauses in shipping contracts

[Lana Jacobs] Parties to a shipping agreement, such as a contract of carriage or charter, should pay very careful attention to the wording of the mediation clause included in the shipping contract, if they agree that they wish to refer any future or existing disputes to mediation...

The #datamustfall war - Competition Commission weighs in

[Burton Phillips] After a public outcry, which included a social media campaign under the hashtag #datamustfall, South Africa's competition regulators, ICASA and now the Competition Commission have announced investigations aimed at bringing the costs of data down...

Recent Constitutional Court decision on arbitration raises questions

[Jonathan Ripley-Evans] The Constitutional Court recently handed down a judgment that may ultimately prove to be a significant departure from South Africa's established legal practice, at least insofar as contractual relations in the petroleum retail industry are concerned...