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When employees continue working after their fixed-term contract ends: a legal perspective
employment | 19 May 2020BY South African case law is replete with decisions where employees claim that they were unfairly dismissed because their employer failed to renew their fixed-term contracts.
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Some lessons in contracting with government
19 May 2020BY Phillip Karugaba, Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo Like in many countries, Uganda’s government is the single largest spender of money, and as such, contracting with government or governmental agencies can present great opportunities for businesses.
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PE firms will soon be looking to invest: is your business ready?
19 May 2020BY Tony Lee Amid a sluggish global economy left in the wake of COVID-19, mergers and acquisitions may be an important catalyst to help kick-start the economy and may provide much needed growth and expansion acro…
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South Africa: the SCA provides guidance on interpretation of contracts and vis major
19 May 2020BY Aslam Moosajee The ongoing lockdown means that we will likely see an increasing number of cases in which the defence of vis major is relied upon.
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South Africa: B-BBEE and disaster relief funding
19 May 2020BY Aslam Moosajee The Pretoria High Court held that the state, acting under the Disaster Management Act, is entitled to take B-BBEE status into account when deciding whether to award disaster relief funding to busines…
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South Africa: Life after lockdown: flexible working is here to stay
19 May 2020BY Lauren Salt The Alert Level 4 Lockdown Regulations and a new set of Occupational Health and Safety Directions, both published on 29 April 2020, have presented employers with an opportunity to formalise flexible …
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South Africa: COVID-19 – a new chapter in state sovereignty over natural resources?
19 May 2020BY Edwin Berman, Ntsiki Adonisi-Kgame Will COVID-19 usher in a new chapter in the development of the sovereignty principle?
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Mauritius newsflash
Africa regulatory ENSight | 19 May 2020BY Below, please find the links to ENSafrica's latest newsflash, covering the following topics:
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Mauritius: companies in financial difficulty and the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020
18 May 2020BY Anne Sophie Lenette Due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on the Mauritian economy, on 15 May 2020, the Government of Mauritius enacted the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the “…
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Mauritius: You’ve got time – grace period introduced for compliance and expired EIA licences
18 May 2020BY Valentine Mayer, Najah Abdullah Ahmed, Celine Bellouard, Diptee Kutowaroo The amendments brought to the Environment Protection Act, 2002 (“EPA”) under the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 (the “Act”) mainly concern the implementation of temporary measures in v…
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Mauritius: the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Bank of Mauritius Act and Public Debt Management Act – extreme measures to sustain the economy.
18 May 2020BY Adrien Wong, Nashenta Vuddamalay Zindel The global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has created a major worldwide economic disruption and companies and corporations are facing unprecedented challenges.
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Mauritius: the regulatory impact of Covid-19 on the financial services industry
18 May 2020BY Anushka Baurhoo, Caroline Leclézio As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic unfolds, financial institutions and regulatory authorities around the world have responded positively by introducing unprecedented measures to alleviate …
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Mauritius: landmark changes to key provisions in employment law due to COVID-19
18 May 2020BY Deepti Bismohun, Natasha Behary Paray, Valentine Mayer, Shrivan Dabee The COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 has brought about certain amendments to key aspects of employment legislation in Mauritius in an attempt to alleviate the adverse economic effects of…
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Mauritius: key taxation implications of the COVID-19 Act
18 May 2020BY Shrivan Dabee, Yashna Munbauhal On 15 May 2020, the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 (the “COVID-19 Act”) was adopted by Mauritian Parliament.
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Africa Business in Brief
Africa Business in Brief | 17 May 2020BY issue 352Coronavirus (COVID-19) - . East / Southern Africa COMESA Agency strikes-off 12 anti-competition trade agreements - COMESA Agency strikes-off 12 anti-competition trade agreements Djibouti …
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