South Africa: Urgent court applications relating to COVID-19 regulatory framework at mines
05 May 2020
BY Willem le Roux AND Warren Hendricks
On 17 April 2020 and 20 April 2020, consecutive urgent court applications were launched by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union.
READ MORE
Africa Business In Brief
issue 350 | 03 May 2020
issue 350
READ MORE
South Africa: Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to avoid vicarious liability for data protection breaches by employees in an online environment during lockdowns
28 Apr 2020
BY Era Gunning AND Jessica Steele
The UK’s highest court recently ruled that Morrisons, a supermarket group, was not vicariously liable for the criminal act of an employee with a grudge who leaked the payroll data of about 100 000 members of staff.
READ MORE
ENSafrica: Coronavirus (COVID-19) legal update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue 4 | 28 Apr 2020
issue 4
READ MORE
When should the Labour Court intervene in a retrenchment process?
28 Apr 2020
Economists predict that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will lead to retrenchments on an unprecedented scale on the back of an already weak economy.
READ MORE
telecoms and media in brief | issue 12
28 Apr 2020
telecoms and media in brief | issue 12
READ MORE
tax in brief | issue 44
28 Apr 2020
tax in brief | issue 44
READ MORE
Africa Business In Brief
issue 349 | 26 Apr 2020
issue 349
READ MORE
South Africa: Update to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) TERS and tax treatment of C19 TERS Benefit
24 Apr 2020
BY Lauren Salt AND Arnaaz Camay
Many employers will still require assistance from the COVID-19 C19 TERS. However, what are the tax implications of these TERS benefits?
READ MORE
ENSafrica: Coronavirus (COVID-19) legal update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue 3 | 21 Apr 2020
issue 3
READ MORE
Africa tax in brief
21 Apr 2020
BY Celia Becker
The latest tax developments across Africa
READ MORE
South African crypto asset regulatory framework proposed
21 Apr 2020
BY Megan Stuart-Steer AND Jo-Paula Roman
The Crypto Assets Regulatory Working Group (“CAR WG”) of the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (“IFWG”) has released its long-anticipated position paper on crypto assets.
READ MORE
The phasing-out of LIBOR: a helpful guide to the “must-have” features of contractual fall-back language
21 Apr 2020
Market participants are undertaking significant work to prepare for a transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).
READ MORE
South Africa: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and privacy concerns in your school
21 Apr 2020
BY Era Gunning AND Wilmari Strachan
In light of the declaration of a National State of Disaster as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is now likely that schools and further learning institutions in South Africa will remain closed for the foreseeable future
READ MORE
New Directives from the Chief Justice, Supplementary Directives from the Gauteng Judge President and Directions from the SCA in regard to litigating during lockdown
20 Apr 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Vishana Makan
In order to provide guidance to litigators in navigating the national state of disaster, the Chief Justice has issued two sets of directives that apply to all superior courts across the country.
READ MORE
