A "termination for causal events" clause is found in majority of contracts because of the fact that it is widely accepted as an industry-standard contractual provision.

On Friday, 11 October 2024, GN. 5404 of 2024 was published in Government Gazette No. 51368.

On Tuesday, 31 January 2023, Notice No. R. 2989 was published in Regulation Gazette 11536 (of Government Gazette 47970) in terms of which the Minister of Employment...

On Friday, 28 July 2023, respective Notices 3739 and 3740 were published in Government Gazette No. 49059, in terms of which the Chief Inspector of Mines for the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate...

Technology is not new to the mining industry. Companies old and new have been successfully leveraging technology for quite some time.

On 1 September 2023, President William Ruto assented to the Climate Change (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill number 42 of 2023), which amends the Climate Change Act, Number 11 of 2016.

Ensuring the safety and security of funds is a top priority for financial institutions worldwide. To this end, the South African Government has put in place various regulations to guide...

To address the beneficial-ownership information deficiencies identified by the Financial Action Task Force in its Mutual Evaluation Report adopted in 2021, the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering...

In 2024, the passing of Vannessa Ford, a former female equity partner at Pinsent Masons, sparked global concerns about mental health within the legal fraternity.

On 24 November, Cabinet decided that it would not be renewing the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit ("ZEP").

7-Eleven has initiated legal action against Nike over a new Air Max 95 sneaker design, claiming the shoe's distinctive orange, green and red colour scheme infringes on the retailer's well-known trade mark branding.

Mark Phillips, mathematics textbooks author, entered into an agreement with Allcopy Publishers (Pty) Ltd, along with co-authors Jurgens Basson and Jaco Odendaal...

The effects load-shedding are dealing a blow to the delivery of justice. The Johannesburg High Court currently has no reliable generator to allow the work of the High Court to continue during prolonged outages.

It's rare to see equestrian metaphors in judgments from the Labour Court, but in Samancor Chrome Ltd t/a Eastern Chrome Mines v NUM obo NE Matshebele...

On 20 February 2023, the Western Cape High Court handed down a judgment that sheds light on the determination of tender qualification criteria for contractors in the construction industry.

Over the last week, a new artificial intelligence ("AI") technology, operated by the Chinese firm, DeepSeek-R1 ("DeepSeek"), has disrupted the AI industry triggering a decline in stock prices.

A Presidential directive granting Metu Bus Industries ("Metu") exclusive rights to run a bus service in Uganda's capital, Kampala, continues to cast doubt over the government's...

The President has declined to assent to the recently enacted Competition Act and has returned it to Parliament for reconsideration. The Act was passed by Parliament in May 2023.

Uganda is set to take a key step towards ensuring the enforceability of close-out netting under ISDA, GMRA and GMSLA contracts – at least in respect of financial institutions governed by the Financial Institutions Act.

The Ugandan judiciary continues to assert its role as a vital check on executive authority, upholding the rule of law.