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The Bill has been amended since it was first published and our previous newsflash commented on the Bill in its initial form.

On 25 May Webber Wentzel issued an update in respect of the targets indicated as years 6-10 in the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice coming into force.

Many M&A deals in South Africa fall short because of integration drag. This is the friction that happens when a deal closes but the operations are not ready for the next level.

South African courts may allow multiple companies to be liquidated in one application, but separate grounds and evidence must be established for each company.

Perhaps the most significant change proposes that a special resolution of shareholders is not required when a company gives financial assistance

KleuterZone, a preschool franchise, faced scrutiny over share certificates with discrepancies, including investments in non-existent companies. The company attributed these issues to clerical errors during manual issuance.

In a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal on 30 November 2004 (<I>Hay Management Consultants Ltd vs P3 Management Consultants (Pty) Limited</I>), the court considered whether a consent to the jurisdiction of a court in a contract can be relied upon in an action not directly arising from that contract, and whether the domicilium and choice of law clauses in a contract are sufficient to found jurisdiction.

Chairman of Corporate/M&A, Ezra Davids, and senior associate, Ryan Kitcat, wrote the South African chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide - Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2021

The South African Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2014, which will commence on June 18 2021, mean that many mining companies will need to make up for shortfalls created by new calculations for financial provision ...

There are so many ESG-related publications and developments that it is hard to keep abreast of them all.

On 22 October 2012 the Competition Commission (Commission) recommended that the Tribunal approve the acquisition of Xstrata Plc (Xstrata) by Glencore International Plc (Glencore), subject to employment-related conditions.

Goods versus Services; Complaints; Deposits; Payment Terms; Enforcement of your Rights.

The meaning and purpose of collaborations in business.