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The New Consumer Protection Bill - A New Test for the Strict Liability Of Manufacturers: Eric Levenstein, Director - January 2007 |
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01 January 2007 |
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The Consumer Protection Bill, 2007 promotes a fair, accessible and sustainable market place for consumer products and services and for that purpose establishes national norms and standards relating to consumer protection. In particular, the Bill promot>>> read more |
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Reorganising the Workplace and Selection Criteria in the context of Retrenchments - December 2006 |
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01 December 2006 |
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Most companies will at some point in time embark on a re-organisation of the workplace, whether to become more efficient or to address other operational concerns. read more |
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Intellectual Property Rights: Eric Levenstein, Director - September 2006 |
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15 September 2006 |
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Intellectual property rights are increasingly being recognised worldwide as a valuable asset worth protecting in the asset base of a company. read more |
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Recent Constitutional Court Judgment: Harold Jacobs, Director - September 2006 |
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12 September 2006 |
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The plaintiff in this matter (the appellant) is the liquidator of Sadrema Explorations Limited (in Liquidation) ("Sadrema"). read more |
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Transformation in the South African Insolvency Industry: Eric Levenstein, Director and Paul Winer, Director - September 2006 |
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11 September 2006 |
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The appointment of trusteed and liquidators in an insolvent estate in South Africa is made by each of the Masters of the High Courts of South Africa. read more |
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Chronicles of a cord: An an analysis of the treatment of Stem Cell Research and therapies by south african law. |
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30 August 2006 |
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The lawfulness of stem cell research and the stem cell therapies in South Africa is in a state of flux. The South African law governing the use and control of human stem cells is currently in the process of being amended. read more |
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Suretyship Agreements: Lisa Silberman, Director - July 2006 |
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28 July 2006 |
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A suretyship agreement is one which features prominently in everyday commerce, particularly in regard to the borrowing and lending of money and the extending of credit in business dealings. read more |
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Consumer Rights Overdue or Unrequired: Neil Kirby, Director - July 2006 |
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21 July 2006 |
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The Consumer Protection Bill ("the Bill") has recently been published by the Department of Trade and Industry for public comment. read more |
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Step in Rights Agreements and Suspended Leases in the context of Leasehold Rights - July 2006 |
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21 July 2006 |
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In a previous article the view expressed was that leasehold title (ie the rights of a aperson as lessee in terms of registered long lease) does provide an acceptable alternative form of title to land. read more |
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The Constitutional Right to Adequate Housing and the Rights of a Mortgagee: Jeff Bortz and Kevin Trudgeon, Directors: June 2006 |
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08 June 2006 |
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Section 26(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 (“the Constitution”) provides that “everyone has the right to have access to adequate housing” and section 26(3) of the Constitution provides that “no-one may be evicted... read more |
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New Environmental Law Regulations 2006: Neil Kirby, Director - June 2006 |
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06 June 2006 |
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In the face of South Africa's obligations ahead of the World Cup in 2010, the country's proposed economic growth targets and other developments that have attracted public attention, such as the Gautrain and pebble bed nuclear reactors, developments thr>>> read more |
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South African Tax and Investment - May 2006 |
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30 May 2006 |
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The safest and simplest investment that John could make would be a deposit with a bank or other deposit-receiver. read more |
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Tax and Labour Law Issues: Anastasia Vatalidis and Bradley Workman Davies, Directors - May 2006 |
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04 May 2006 |
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This publication summarises the tax and labour law implications for the recipient of the services (loosely referred to as the “employer”) provided by each of the above categories of service providers. read more |
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Full Ownership Of as opposed to Leasehold Title to Immovable Property - May 2006 |
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04 May 2006 |
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It is becoming more and more common for land owners (both in the governmental/quasi governmental and in the private sectors) to elect to “dispose” of their land in terms of long leases rather than by way of the transfer of full ownership. read more |
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2006/7 Budget - February 2006 |
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23 February 2006 |
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Welcome and generous are perhaps the best words for this year’s budget proposals. Except for companies, for which there are no tax cuts or startling breaks. read more |
