Corporate & Commercial Law in South Africa

Court dismisses leave to appeal application by Lotto licence challenger Gidani

The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed Lotto licence challenger Gidani's leave to appeal application with costs, according to rival Ithuba...

21 Sep 2016

Paying additional margin on derivatives: The missing piece of the puzzle

In July 2016, revised drafts of the subordinate legislation to the Financial Markets Act, 2012 (FMA) were released for comment. However, the second draft of the Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC derivatives contracts (Margin Requirements) was not included...

By Bridget King 13 hours ago

Icasa sale 'limits competition'

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) will know by Friday whether it may go ahead with its plan to auction rare high-speed broadband...

By Franny Rabkin 14 hours ago

US insurer ordered to defend prescription drug lawsuit

Lawsuits by US states to hold pharmaceutical companies liable for their costs of dealing with prescription drug abuse is on the rise...

By Sharon Snell 3 days ago

Judgment on poultry meat regulations welcomed

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has welcomed the judgment in the case brought by the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA) against poultry meat regulations...

23 Sep 2016

How to protect your business from the effects of a divorce

To prevent your business from crumbling upon separation from your partner, there are a few smart steps you need to take...

Issued by Naija Writers’ Coach 20 Sep 2016

EU court was wrong to overturn Morocco trade pact: lawyer

An EU trade deal with Morocco was wrongly quashed and the decision should be overturned, a lawyer said to the bloc's top court on Tuesday, 13 September 2016...

14 Sep 2016

Court rules: collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim

In a ground-breaking, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim...

By Sharon Snell 13 Sep 2016

Challenges, opportunities and road ahead for International Arbitration in BRICS

The Conference on International Arbitration in BRICS: Challenges, Opportunities and Road Ahead took place in New Delhi, India, on 27 August 2016...

By Jackwell Feris and Jonathan Ripley-Evans 1 Sep 2016

Fatal flaw in sugar industry argument, new analysis shows

The beverage industry's claims that a tax on sugary drinks will destroy tens of thousands of jobs in SA is unfounded, as consumers are likely to switch to alternative products, according to Trade and Industrial Strategies' analysis...

By Tamar Kahn 30 Aug 2016

Too many cracks in tile merger

The Competition Commission (Commission) recently prohibited the proposed merger in which Italtile Limited (Italtile) sought to acquire Ceramic Industries Proprietary Limited (CIL) and Ezee Tile Adhesives Manufacturers Proprietary Limited (Ezee Tile)...

By Susan Meyer and Kitso Tlhabanelo 29 Aug 2016

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