What happens where a business rescue application is filed after a liquidation application has already been argued, but before judgment in the liquidation matter is delivered...

Estate planning is often approached as a process of deciding who should inherit which assets. While that is an important starting point, it does not fully address the tax consequences of how those assets devolve.

A Mark Twain quip, "A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain," is a witticism that captures a common sentiment...

In a recent ruling, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Mbeje and Others v Department of Health: KwaZulu-Natal and Others [2024] ZALAC underscored the importance

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that South Africa's parental-leave regime in the BCEA unfairly discriminated between different kinds of parents and has ordered a temporary "reading-in"...

Home-loan funds flow only after the bond is registered. Our bond team synchronises loan conditions, guarantees, and lodgement so money reaches the seller on schedule.

A Constitutional Court decision has clarified a critical procedural question in South African administrative law: whether respondents can raise dispositive legal objections before producing the Rule 53 record in review proceedings. The ruling addresses the tension between an applicant's right to supplement their case after receiving the administrative record and a respondent's ability to challenge the review on purely legal grounds at an early stage.

The Constitutional Court has delivered a useful judgment for municipalities, organs of state, and private service providers involved in outsourcing and insourcing arrangements.

The recent ruling in Backsports (Pty) Ltd v Motlhanke and Another provides important lessons for employers seeking to enforce restraint of trade clauses. While the judgment raises questions over the enforceability...

In a recent Labour Court decision, Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd v Godfrey Makaloi and 2 Others, the complexities of workplace misconduct

In a significant recent judgment, the Labour Court provided important clarity on the removal of an employment benefit in the case Public Servants Association of South Africa and 490 Others v The

The Labour Appeal Court's judgment in Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration & Others (19 June 2025) is a reminder that winning the...

On 23 July 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 ("the Act") into law, fulfilling the constitutional mandates of sections 195, 216, and 217.

There is a certain relief in reaching a settlement. The dispute is resolved, terms are agreed and payment is on the horizon.

At the Deeds Office your documents face three layers of scrutiny; one mis-filed page halts registration. We keep your file tight and ready so it sails through junior, senior, and registrar checks.

Every property within the boundaries of the City of Cape Town municipality has a specific zoning assigned to it based on the City of Cape Town's Land Use Management System and Development Management Scheme (DMS).

Under section 6(2)(e)(iii) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 ("PAJA") as well as under the principle of legality...

On 15 April 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour published two (2) Regulations under the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 as amended (‘the Act').

Settling the balance is not the finish line; the bond must be cancelled before you transfer or refinance. We handle notice, figures, and lodgement so the mortgage falls away on cue.

In addressing an appeal stemming from misconduct during the 2018 National Strike in the Plastics Industry in the case of National Union of Metalworkers of SA obo Motlang & Others v Polyoak...