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Quality of care in the National Health Insurance debate: Neil Kirby, Director – September 2011

  26 September 2011
  Quality of care in the National Health Insurance debate: Neil Kirby, Director - September 2011 read more

Definitions of disability and the 2011 census: Louise Bick, Public Interest Lawyer – September 2011

  26 September 2011
  Definitions of disability and the 2011 census: Louise Bick, Public Interest Lawyer - September 2011 read more

The genesis of the renewable energy procurement programme: Happy Masondo, Director – September 2011

  26 September 2011
  The genesis of the renewable energy procurement programme: Happy Masondo, Director - September 2011 read more

Guarantees are preferable under business rescue provisions: Nastascha van Vuuren, Associate – August 2011

  29 August 2011
  Guarantees are preferable under business rescue provisions: Nastascha van Vuuren, Associate - August 2011 read more

Regulatory platitudes and international agreements: Happy Masondo, Director – August 2011

  29 August 2011
  Regulatory platitudes and international agreements: Happy Masondo, Director - August 2011 read more

Lex Africa is a network of 30 leading African commercial law firms. The members have collaborated to produce a guide to doing business on the continent.

  29 August 2011
  Guide to Doing Business in Africa read more

The impact of FATCA on investment funds: Shayne Krige, Director – August 2011

  29 August 2011
  The impact of FATCA on investment funds: Shayne Krige, Director - August 2011 read more

Healthcare sans frontiers: Neil Kirby, Director – August 2011

  29 August 2011
  Healthcare sans frontiers: Neil Kirby, Director - August 2011 read more

The boardroom bids farewell to one of its greatest generals: Jared Nickig, Senior Associate – July 2011

  25 July 2011
  In America, who has the right to determine the future of a company in the face of a takeover bid? According to senior associate Jared Nickig, this argument has been fought in American courts over the last half century. read more

Expanding employees’ duties under the new Companies Act: Jacques van Wyk, Director, and Andre van Heerden, Candidate Attorney – July 2011

  25 July 2011
  The new Companies Act has expanded director duties and extended these to prescribed officers. Director, Jacques van Wyk, and candidate attorney, Andre van Heerden, explain the implications for labour law. read more

Advocate General’s opinion: Interflora Inc vs Marks & Spencer: Donvay Wegierski, Director – July 2011

  25 July 2011
  Director, Donvay Wegierski highlights an issue regarding the use of keywords by internet advertisers. She outlines an opinion on whether trade mark owners can prohibit this if a keyword corresponds to a trade mark. read more

Recent developments in taxation: Henry Isaacs, Leon Rood, Chemus Taljaard and Alison Wood, Directors, and Daleen Malan, Associate – July 2011

  25 July 2011
  Members of Werksmans Tax Practice provide insight into various recent tax developments and proposed amendments to the tax legislation. read more

A hospitable habitat: Shayne Krige, Director – July 2011

  25 July 2011
  On the surface, South Africa may be seen as the gateway to Africa. However, director Shayne Krige says that the current tax environment could be detrimental to the country’s development as the continent’s financial hub. read more

The impact of recent regulatory changes on corporate names: Donvay Wegierski, Director - June 2011

  27 June 2011
  Director, Donvay Wegierski argues that recent changes introduced by the Consumer Protection Act and the new Companies Act could affect entrepreneurs, small businesses and large corporations alike in so far as corporate names are concerned. read more

What light is at the end of the renewable energy tunnel?: Happy Masondo, Director - June 2011

  27 June 2011
  What light is at the end of the renewable energy tunnel?: Happy Masondo, Director - June 2011 read more
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