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ConCourt ruling to have 'profound effect' on Public Protector
[Thomas Hartleb] The Constitutional Court's ruling in the EFF's Nkandla battle will profoundly affect how the Public Protector exercises her power, as a recent high court ruling had "severely compromised" her office... read


Commercial Law
Supreme Court clarifies concept of binding offer in business rescue

Nastascha van Vuuren and Reneilwe Maleka

There have been a myriad of decisions on business rescue proceedings since the inception of the new Companies Act 71 of 2008. More recently, our courts have considered section 153(1)(b)(ii) of the Act which introduces the concept of a 'binding offer'... read
SABC-MultiChoice deal challenged at tribunal
A consortium comprising media group Caxton, lobby group Save Our SABC Coalition (SOS) and Media Monitoring Africa argued before the Competition Tribunal on Wednesday, 30 September, that MultiChoice and the SABC must be compelled to classify their controversial content deal as a merger... read
Understanding long-term contracts in SME models

Rad Jankovic

Thanks largely to the spectacular failure of a certain health club over 20 years ago, that tied gym members into contracts of ridiculous duration, and similar stories later on from the world of armed response and cellular, South Africa's legislature was compelled to step in and draft the Consumer Protection Act's stipulations regarding long-term agreements... read
Criminal Law
Pistorius's parole set aside
The Parole Review Board (PRB) has confirmed the decision to set aside the release of former paralympian Oscar Pistorius on correctional supervision... read
SA asks for more time on Al-Bashir matter
The South African government says it has approached the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ask for more time to respond to a request regarding the visit of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir to the country... read
Cyber Law
Protecting your creativity on the web

Jani Cronje

The internet is the new global market place and it would be commercial suicide not to advertise or display your wares in this space... read
Land & Property Law
Hit the road, Sanral told
The Western Cape and the City of Cape Town will not get any road upgrades for the next 20 years - if at all... read
Law Practice
AU member states urged to ratify new PAP protocol
South Africa has called on African Union member states to lobby for the urgent ratification of the amended protocol providing legislative powers to the Pan African Parliament (PAP)... read
Coming to court from all walks of life

Aarti J Narsee

From a taxi driver to a black belt in taekwondo, some interesting candidates for positions on the bench will be interviewed by the Judicial Services Commission... read
Business
How to hire the best new employee

Godfrey Madanhire

Interviewing to fill a position in your small or even large enterprise, is a task where reading between the lines is important... read
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