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Is the alleged transfer of an insolvent business indeed a transfer as a going co...
Mokhele & Others v Schmidt & Others (JS 564/11) 19 May 2016 ISSUE Whether the alleged transfer of an insolvent business was indeed a transfer ...
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Can a strike be rendered unlawful as a result of unlawful acts including acts of...
National Union of Food Beverage Wine Spirits and Allied Workers (NUFBWSAW) and others v Universal Product Network (Pty) Ltd In re Universal Product Ne...
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Is a collective agreement valid and binding, despite a dispute as to the authori...
South African Airways (Soc) Ltd & another v National Transport Movement & others (Case no: J1872/2015, 12 May 2016) ISSUE(S) Whether a collect...
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The meaning of the term ‘pay back’ in a settlement agreement
Genrec Engineering (Pty) Ltd v Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council and Others [2016] ZALCJHB 213 (17 June 2016) ISSUE What does the ...
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The impact of Mitchell judgement on purchases of immovable property from an inso...
In a recent judgement, of City Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v PJ Mitchell (38/2015) (2015) ZASCA, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that a hypoth...
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Tread carefully when merging: tribunal imposes massive fine for failure to notif...
In the intricate process of acquiring another business or forming a joint venture, firms often forget to check whether the transaction requires the ap...
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The duty to disclose business rescue proceedings
On 14 April 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) in the matter of Umso Construction Proprietary Limited (“Umso”) v MEC fo...
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Spotlight on boards and shareholder activism
INTRODUCTION Corporate activism places public pressure on boards to improve both financial and non-financial performance of companies. Non-financial...
