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JSE’s Proposed Amendments to the Listing Requirements following the latest amendments to the Companies Act, 2008

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Oct 298 min read

JSE’s Proposed Amendments to the Listing Requirements following the latest amendments to the Companies Act, 2008

Is a criminal record a justifiable bar to employment or does it amount to unfair discrimination?

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Jul 184 min read

Is a criminal record a justifiable bar to employment or does it amount to unfair discrimination?

Is a Criminal Record a Justifiable Bar to Employment or Does it Amount to Unfair Discrimination?

Can employers be held liable for failing to timeously investigate sexual harassment claims

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Jul 104 min read

Can employers be held liable for failing to timeously investigate sexual harassment claims

In ZG / Massmart Wholesale (Pty) Ltd [2024] 3 BALR 350 (CCMA), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

Appraisal rights – protecting minority shareholders in holding companies

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May 812 min read

Appraisal rights – protecting minority shareholders in holding companies

The South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Companies Act”) introduced a number of novel provisions into our law

Increase in the National Minimum Wage effective 1 March 2024

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Mar 82 min read

Increase in the National Minimum Wage effective 1 March 2024

On 3 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour announced that the National Minimum Wage will increase

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Nov 21, 20233 min read

Male "maternity" leave

The constitutionality of section 25 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) dealing with parental, adoption and commissioning paren

Exemptions from collective agreements are not for the asking or taking

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Nov 16, 20233 min read

Exemptions from collective agreements are not for the asking or taking

Collective agreements are the centrepiece of the labour dispensation in South Africa.

Framing ESG for employers in the South African context

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Nov 7, 20234 min read

Framing ESG for employers in the South African context

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has been a topic of prominent discussion as of late.

Lawtons Africa

Oct 5, 20234 min read

Lawtons Africa - Making a Difference in Society. Shaping Social Justice and Empowerment

Lawtons Africa, under the leadership and vision of Sarah Goldman, is committed to community betterment and the legal empowerment

Media ordered to apologise to Lavery Modise

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Sep 14, 20233 min read

Media ordered to apologise to Lavery Modise

The Daily Maverick has been instructed by the Press Ombud to apologise to former chairman of Hogan Lovells South Africa, Lavery Modise.

Lawtons Africa

Sep 12, 20236 min read

National Wills Week

A will is the most important document you can draw in your lifetime.

No need for “poison pills”? Why hostile takeovers tend to fail in South Africa

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Aug 24, 20236 min read

No need for “poison pills”? Why hostile takeovers tend to fail in South Africa

In the cut-throat realm of corporate power plays, where alliances crumble and ambition

Who can appoint brokers in terms of the Regulations to the Medical Schemes Act

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Aug 8, 20237 min read

Who can appoint brokers in terms of the Regulations to the Medical Schemes Act

In 2010, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) published Circular 20 of 2010 in respect of the appointment of brokers by employers,

Do you need an occupancy certificate before occupying your new house?

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Jul 19, 20232 min read

Do you need an occupancy certificate before occupying your new house?

The answer is yes! An occupancy certificate is the approval by your local municipality that your house is built to standard, inspected,

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Jul 6, 20232 min read

Implications of the amended Equity Act

It is anticipated that with effect from 1 September 2023 certain changes will be made to the Employment Equity Act (EEA).

When is transfer duty or VAT payable on the sale of immovable property?

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Jun 30, 20232 min read

When is transfer duty or VAT payable on the sale of immovable property?

The use of social media has many benefits; one of them being the creation of work and income opportunities, such as doing promotional work o

Influencers in the workplace: Can promotional work on social media be regarded as moonlighting?

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Jun 27, 20231 min read

Influencers in the workplace: Can promotional work on social media be regarded as moonlighting?

Who does the new Property Practitioners Act applies to?

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Jun 23, 20231 min read

Who does the new Property Practitioners Act applies to?

On 1 February 2022 the Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019 (PPA) came into effect. The PPA replaced the Estate Agency Affairs Act 112 of 1

Building a home? Find out how the NHBRC can assist you

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Jun 22, 20232 min read

Building a home? Find out how the NHBRC can assist you

The abbreviation NHBRC is very important to all prospective buying off plan new homeowners.

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Jun 13, 20232 min read

Lawtons Africa Statement Tuesday, 13 June 2023

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