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Eversheds

22 FREDMAN DRIVE, SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Zurich, Warsaw, Vilnius, Vienna, Tallinn, Stockholm , and 38 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in South Africa

Corporate and M&A

Eversheds is gaining ground on its larger rivals in the mining, minerals and resources sector. The arrival of Debbie Ntombela, the former chief director of Mineral Regulation and Administration at the Department of Minerals and Energy in South Africa, has given the firm additional credibility in relation to offshore mining transactions. The firm also remains strong in IT and telecoms and real estate transactions. New clients include Absolute Holdings, China Construction Bank and Mott MacDonald. Warren Drue is widely recognised for his experience in M&A, BEE transactions and private equity deals. One client commends the firm for its ‘dedication to the job’ and its willingness ‘to go the extra mile’.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Eversheds LLP is a third tier firm,

Eversheds is recognised largely for construction and engineering disputes with the widely respected Clive Rumsey especially to the fore. Brian Biebuyck recently represented Transnet in connection with an engineering dispute relating to the collapse of a shiploader at the Port of Saldanha in 2006. Jenny Stolp was appointed to act for Absa Bank in relation to a complex derivatives dispute.

Mining

Within Mining, Eversheds LLP is a second tier firm,

Eversheds has made significant progress in the mining sector, thanks in part to the efforts of partners Debbie Ntombela and Adam Gunn. The firm has recently handled mining rights issues for clients such as Barrick Platinum, Tata Steel and Shanduka Coal.

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- Bowman Gilfillan
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- Bowman Gilfillan
New Tax Administration Bill impacts taxpayers’ rights

The Tax Administration Bill 11 of 2011 may face constitutional challenges should it be promulgated in its current form. Betsie Strydom, tax partner at corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan, says that the Bill: gives SARS much wider powers; impacts on taxpayers’ rights; and contains provisions that could affect taxpayers’ rights to hold a passport, to travel and to trade.

- Bowman Gilfillan
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Property sellers are increasingly facing a cash squeeze because transfers in Johannesburg are taking too long, says Taryn Harris, property attorney at legal firm Bowman Gilfillan.

- Bowman Gilfillan
The Very New Private Investment Law

A Private Investment Law (NPIL) was enacted two months ago, by way of law 20/11, of 20th May 2011.

- Miranda Correia Amendoeira & Associados
How to stop fraud before it happens

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- Bowman Gilfillan
Consumer Protection Act and leases

The Consumer Protection Act 2008 (“ the Act ”) was assented to on 24 April 2009 and is to come into operation incrementally with the majority of the provisions coming into effect 18 months after the date on which the Act was signed by the President. Accordingly the majority of the provisions of the Act will come into operation on 24 October 2010.

- Bowman Gilfillan