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New labour judgement confirms that the CCMA has teeth
CCMA and MBS TRANSPORT CC and Five Others [J1807/2015] / [JA94/2015] Since the introduction of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995, (“LRA”...
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The accountability of a group of strikers for misconduct during a strike
Dunlop Mixing and Technical Services (Pty) Ltd and Others v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) obo Nganezi and Others [2016] ZALCD...
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What happens to confidential information exchanged between the Competition Commi...
The protection of confidential information has always been a feather in the cap of the Competition Commission (“Commission”). The Competit...
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Time to amend the Business Rescue Act?
Business rescue was introduced into our law in May 2011. But is it time for an overhaul? The business rescue legislation has been in place for over fi...
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REITS – some clarification of the taxation of investment vehicles in real esta...
A traffic standstill is rarely the result of retail specials; however, on 28 April 2016 the greater Johannesburg area had a gridlock on major highways...
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The Uber price-fixing ride: what are the anti-trust co-ordinates?
During December 2015, Spencer Meyer instituted a class action lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, in the United State...
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Far reaching judgment of the recent silicosis class action case
INTRODUCTION The scope and magnitude of the proposed class actions envisaged in Nkala v Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Treatment Action Campaign...
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Special voluntary disclosure and exchange control relief
By: The Werksmans Tax Team INTRODUCTION Following the announcement of the Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (SVDP) in the 2016 Budget Speech and ...