A recent case decided by the South African High Court has examined the curious interplay of an employee's rights as they arise from both the written contract of employment and, at the same...

In a far-reaching decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Oilwell v Protec handed down on 18 March 2011, the court held that an assignment of a trade mark by a South African resident to a non-resident without obtaining prior Exchange Control approval was not a breach of the Exchange Control Regulations.

With the introduction of business rescue by the new Companies Act (which came into effect on 1 May this year), a company director is obligated to either pass a resolution for business rescue or for liquidation, as soon as he or she becomes aware that the company is trading in a financially distressed situation or notify all stakeholders of the basis for not doing so.

The European Union's Trade Mark office (EUIPO) has this year cancelled McDonald's European Union Trade Mark registrations for BIG MAC

After the courts' guidance, it is now much clearer that not every failed negotiation, which leads to an employee being dismissed can result in an automatically unfair dismissal claim, and the scope for such remedy has been narrowed and explained.

. These periods are governed by statute and the individual employment contract.

1.The recent Labour Court judgment in Botes v City of Joburg Property Company SOC Ltd and Another [2021] 2 BLLR 181 (LC) put it beyond doubt that issues which fall under section 23

Clarificaition of the transfer pricing documentation.

For many years there has been a debate as to whether a company can incur a cost in relation to the acquisition of an asset or the incurral of operating expenditure, where it pays the supplier by issuing its own shares.

Labour laws are no exception.

This would be unfair discrimination, due to pay inequality, where the employees being compared perform the same work.

This finding has been hailed as a victory for greater freedom from unlawful surveillance.

An adult may possess and use cannabis in private for personal consumption in South Africa. This is according to the South African Constitutional Court ruling in September 2018

A Public Benefit Organisation ("PBO") is defined in the Income Tax Act as a non‑profit company or a trust which has been incorporated, formed or established in South Africa and which has the sole...

Deductibility of environmental expenditure in respect of assets acquired under an asset for share transaction (BPR 093).

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced that they are stepping down as "senior royals". This revelation means that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be financially independent ...

Distinguishing between genuine hospitality, promotional gifts and what could constitute a bribe, is a grey risk area that South African corporations need to take into account – particularly those associated with British companies.

The #METOO movement has correctly focused public attention on inappropriate workplace conduct.

For many years the Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (FSD), which administers exchange controls, has taken the view that intellectual property may not be exported without their approval .