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#AfricaMonth: Resolving South Africa's Model Law lag
#AfricaMonth: Resolving South Africa's Model Law lag
With the draft International Arbitration Bill soon to be tabled in Parliament, Bizcommunity asked Jackwell Feris and Jonathan Ripley-Evans, Directors in Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's Dispute Resolution Practice, to give us some more insight as to what this means for the South African legal landscape... read


Environmental Law
Minister notes rhino horn court judgment
Minister notes rhino horn court judgment
Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has noted a judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) regarding the moratorium on the domestic trade in rhino horn... read
Immigration and Citizenship Law
Lithuanian government makes citizenship provision for Jewish diaspora
Lithuanian government makes citizenship provision for Jewish diaspora

Stefanie de Saude

A string of recent court cases and a bold step forward by the Lithuanian government give hope that the project of reintegration of the Jewish diaspora in Lithuania is on track... read
Labour Law
Union's majority representation at a single branch affects national employer
Union's majority representation at a single branch affects national employer

Andre van Heerden, Jacques van Wyk and and Staci J

In the case of Professional Transport and Allied Workers Union obo members vs Professional Aviation Services, the case decided whether a trade union is entitled to organisational rights in terms of sections 12 to 16 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), after acquiring majority representation at a single branch of an employer... read
Land & Property Law
Perfecting the hypothec - City of Tshwane case
Perfecting the hypothec - City of Tshwane case

Chantelle Gladwin and Rogan Heale

In the matter of City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v PJ Mitchell, this article looks at what is required in terms of South African law to "perfect" the hypothec created in favour of the municipality in terms of Section 118(3) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act... read
Legislation
Children's grants can't fund funeral policies
Children's grants can't fund funeral policies
After much legal wrangling, the minister, Sassa and Lion of Africa insurance company reached a settlement regarding funeral policy premiums being deducted from children's grants... read
Training is more about compliance than skills transfer
Training is more about compliance than skills transfer
The amendments to the Skills Development Act and the requirements of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) point requirements make training once again a compliance issue, instead of the correct reaction to skills gaps that would increase productivity... read
Medical Law
Boris Dzhingarov
Why are medical lawsuits so controversial?

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

If you suffer from serious side effects after taking a new medication, or your physician is negligent, it is only natural that you would want some form of compensation for your injuries... read
Business
Change vs. transformational management
Change vs. transformational management

John Sanei

Forget about change management, we are squarely in the transformation age and with it we need to apply transformational management... read
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