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The Companies Act 71 of 2008 has codified the qualifications that is required in order to be appointed as a business rescue practitioner. The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission...

The firm's Africa practice has once again achieved top tier rankings in the 2022 edition of Chambers Global, maintaining top tier rankings in the following Africa-wide categories...

The energy sector is a global juggernaut, with companies often navigating complex international landscapes. For local and overseas companies considering the disposal of business...

The race to achieve net zero emissions has played a significant role in pushing forward the fight against climate change.

The South African Financial Services Tribunal has ruled that the Financial Sector Conduct Authority cannot impose administrative penalties jointly and severally on multiple persons under section 167 of the Financial Sector Regulation Act. These landmark decisions also establish that when debarment periods are imposed, the FSCA must provide substantive reasons for the specific periods selected, rather than merely reciting jurisdictional grounds.

South Africa's capital markets have undergone significant structural reform with the JSE's Main Board segmentation and the emergence of new licensed exchanges, creating expanded pathways for companies seeking...

When establishing private equity funds targeting investments in Africa, South African fund managers are increasingly starting to look offshore.

In a recent high value judgment granted in favour of the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited ("SBSA"), the Johannesburg High Court provided important clarity on the post-rescue...

The Prudential Authority ("PA") and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("FSCA") ("Authorities") published the Draft Joint Standard – Minimum requirements for the Recovery Plans of Market Infrastructures...

A SERVICE provider can rely on a debtor/creditor lien as security for its claim.

It has been said that in corporate litigation, a liquidation application is the equivalent of a powerful bomb.

Globalisation and the rapid expansion of international trade has highlighted the need for uniform and consistent insolvency legislation across international markets. South Africa will take a further step towards such international best practice with the passing of the Judicial Matters Second Amendment Bill making provision for certain technical changes to Section 35B of the Insolvency Act.

In May 2020, Football Club Mamelodi Sundowns and coach Pitso Mosimane inked a fresh four-year deal negotiated through Mosimane's agency, Moira Tlhagale Sports Marketing ("TSM").

South Africa's agricultural sector presents significant commercial opportunities for horticultural businesses and farmers who breed or import plant varieties.

The notion of contractual freedom has long been recognised in the entrenchment of the principle that agreements should be honoured.

A KwaZulu-Natal High Court judgment dismisses an aspiring legal practitioner's application for leave to appeal after she was found to have made deliberate false statements and material non-disclosures under oath during her admission application. The court's decision reinforces the profession's unwavering standards for honesty and integrity, distinguishing between negligent omissions and deliberate dishonesty in the admission process.

The Western Cape High Court examined whether the Legal Practice Council could urgently suspend two legal practitioners without conducting a proper investigation into allegations of trust fund misappropriation exceeding R16.9 million. The case centered on the interpretation of section 43 of the Legal Practice Act and whether the LPC's expedited process, based solely on untested allegations from a complainant involved in divorce proceedings.