A war on alcohol abuse has been declared by government. It is a laudable objective, say liquor industry players, but warn that the high-handed approach is threatening to seriously damage an industry that directly and indirectly employs 550000 people and generates R330bn in annual revenue.
18 Jun 2012 11:07PRETORIA: Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgement which upheld the appeal by the Western Cape Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) against a High Court judgment that confirmed the dismissal of sexual assault charges against a Western Cape man.
18 Jun 2012 07:01
Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane, says Cabinet has welcomed the recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment - which decided that the right to mine in South Africa in the sense of the right to prospect and mine for minerals and extract and dispose of them is vested in the State .
15 Jun 2012 13:01[Evan Pickworth] Any future pyramid scheme conmen beware - a new financial consumer advocate is on the prowl.
15 Jun 2012 12:33 Adams & Adams[Issued by Adams & Adams] In order to facilitate the rehabilitation of a company that is financially distressed, the new Companies Act has introduced business rescue provisions during which the company's affairs are temporarily managed by a business rescue practitioner.
14 Jun 2012 12:37 
[Paul Vecchiatto] Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has warned that taxpayers are getting wary of the misuse of public funds‚ but also pointed a finger at how the private sector costs its products and services to government.
14 Jun 2012 11:33A Burundian refugee was recently awarded 12 months compensation for a procedurally unfair dismissal. According to Fiona Leppan, an employment director at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr business law firm, the Cape Town Labour Court granted this relief despite the fact that there was essentially no legal employment contract that could have been entered into between the respective parties.
14 Jun 2012 11:11The Constitutional Court has confirmed that organisers of public gatherings can lawfully be held liable for damages caused by demonstrators.
14 Jun 2012 10:47Adams & Adams[Issued by Adams & Adams] In March 2012, India's controller of patents granted the country's first compulsory pharma licence. With the crisis of HIV/AIDS and the great debate on access to healthcare, some ask why, if a third-world economy like India can grant relief to generic manufacturers, does South Africa continue to lag behind?
13 Jun 2012 15:11 [David Jackson] Deals and transactions involving law firms entering the African market show no signs of losing momentum as opportunity continues to beckon on the continent for many of SA's top legal practitioners and their firms.
11 Jun 2012 15:32 Law firm Webber Wentzel has appointed Nana Dlamini as partner in its banking and finance practice. Dlamini joins from Absa Capital's investment banking division, where she advised on primary debt financial products.
11 Jun 2012 15:24
Charles Moitui and Sanjay Bavikatte each received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Private Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) June graduation ceremony, for research contributing to regulating international law on genetically modified plants and protecting traditional indigenous communities' tenure patterns, respectively.
11 Jun 2012 12:03
[Stephen Timm] The roll out of a new biometric card to social grant beneficiaries from June will help government reduce the risk of fraud in the social grants system and improve the delivery of grants while cutting the costs involved in payouts.
11 Jun 2012 11:31The Judicial Service Commission has advertised vacancies on the Cape High Court bench for the first time since the court ruled that the commission's failure to appoint judges was unconstitutional and unlawful.
7 Jun 2012 12:33
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