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Magda Snyckers

Magda Snyckers is an Executive at ENS in the tax practice.  She specialises in providing tax and exchange control advice to corporates, trusts, funds and other entities in the financial se…
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Zeyn Bhyat

Zeyn Bhyat is an Executive at ENS in the Corporate Commercial practice and has in excess of 20 years’ post qualification experience. Zeyn practices as a cross-border transactional solicitor/att…
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Cabo Verde

10 Dec 2025
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Guillaume P. Blanc

Guillaume P. Blanc is an Executive at ENS in the Project Development and Project Finance practice. He specialises in project acquisition, development and finance, as well as energy, utilities, mining…
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Consequences of a liquidator ceding rights under a contract

24 Oct 2025
BY Inathi Mpapa, Aslam Moosajee
The Western Cape High Court recently ruled on a dispute which addressed the legality of terminating security services and the enforceability of procurement-related contract terms.
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Debtor’s duty to verify the creditor’s bank account details

12 Nov 2024
BY Shenaaz Munga, Aslam Moosajee
The question of who bears the loss suffered as a result of a business email compromise was answered by the Western Cape division of the High Court in the recent judgment of Gripper & Company (Pty) Lt…
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Technical systems and secrets

IP | 03 Sep 2024
BY Dr. Bernard Dippenaar
Judge Sher of the Western Cape Supreme Court recently issued a judgment on unlawful competition and copyright infringement, highlighting an often overlooked area of IP law; this article will focus o…
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To redact or not to redact, that is the question.

tax | 09 Jul 2024
BY Arnaaz Camay
Section 46 of the Tax Administration Act allows SARS to request relevant material from taxpayers, but its authority was recently scrutinised by the Western Cape High Court in Commissioner for SARS v …
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The VAT treatment of supplies made – are you an agent and can you prove it?

tax | 13 Feb 2024
BY Jo-Paula Roman, Charles de Wet
In a recent case, the Tax Court in Cape Town adjudicated a dispute between a vendor and SARS regarding a dispute around the vendor's provision of services to foreign tour operators (FTOs) incorporat…
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Shining a light on material water risks

21 Apr 2023
BY James Brand, Cheri Young
A warmer atmosphere can also result in lower rainfall in other regions, such as the crippling droughts experienced in Gqeberha in 2022 and in Cape Town in 2018.
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Corruption and competence: An analysis of magistrates' views on prosecutors in South Africa

28 Feb 2023
BY Aslam Moosajee
A recent survey conducted by the Magistrates Matter and the University of Cape Town’s Democratic Governance and the Rights Unit shows that over half of magistrates in South Africa have concerns about…
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ENSafrica announces 15-strong promotions round  

18 Mar 2022
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ENSafrica is pleased to announce that we have made 15 executive promotions across our Accra, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Kigali, Nairobi, Port Louis and Windhoek offices.
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ENSafrica virtual tour | Kirstenbosch botanical gardens

15 Nov 2021
ENSafrica IP Executive Waldo Steyn and expert local tour guide Kirsten Keun take you on a virtual tour of the gardens and provide fascinating insights into the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Cape
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South African blueberries and plant breeders’ rights

IP | 30 Nov 2020
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A recent news item, “Blueberry industry faces blues over trading rights row” (Cape Argus, 9 November 2020), shines a spotlight on an area of law that seldom makes the news.
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SA court considers the meaning of frivolous, vexatious and without merit in setting aside a derivative action

01 Sep 2020
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The Western Cape High Court considered the meaning of “frivolous, vexatious or without merit” and the onus or standard of proof that the company must meet when launching an application to set aside a…
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