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September 2, 2015

Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act: a deviation from the freedom of testation

Busisiwe Bam takes a look at section 37C pf the Pension Funds Act and how it in fact restricts the wishes expressed in a will. Section 37C makes […]
September 2, 2015

Fracking in the Karoo: It all now hinges on the environmental assessment and the law.

The first “green” light has been given to shale gas fracking in the Karoo basin. The South African government promulgated the relevant regulations authorising exploration and the […]
September 2, 2015

Trust Assets: Do they form part of the joint estate?

Trisa Naidu examines the law established in WT & others v KT, the recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal regarded the issue of […]
September 2, 2015

Employment Law: Are recovering losses and issuing warnings in disciplinary proceedings “double jeopardy”?

In taking disciplinary action against an employee, various factors need to be considered in order to ascertain the appropriateness of the sanction to impose against the […]
September 2, 2015

Know your obligations in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act

Riane Barnard and Trisa Naidu review the obligations of accountable institutions in terms of the FICA legislation: Financial crimes such as money laundering activities, tax evasion […]
June 12, 2015

Repudiation of a contract: the role of reasonable perception

Repudiation is contractual conduct which is similar to and to a degree extends over the traditional contractual conduct which amounts to breach of contract. Repudiation has […]
May 18, 2015

Employment Law: Is there a duty on an employee to disclose pregnancy?

Labournet’s Adri Louw examines the legal position of a female employee who falls pregnant during her tenure, or is engaged by the company in the early stages of her […]
April 13, 2015

Shipping Law: Ship Ownership and Registration in South Africa

An overview of the process of ship registration and the effect thereof on ship ownership in South Africa. Steyn Botha assesses the progessive provisions of the Ship Registration Act  by […]
February 4, 2015

Employment Law: Does annual leave accrue while you are on maternity leave?

Labournet’s Bongani Khanyile takes a look at what happens to annual leave when an employee is on maternity leave. Does the maternity leave interrupt the accrual of annual leave entitlement […]
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