Post-emigration Income: The Big Shake-up

Post-emigration Income: The Big Shake-up

NEWS AND INSIGHTS Post-emigration Income: The Big Shake-up? Why Your Post-Emigration Income Is Now Stuck in South Africa 29 October 2025 AUTHOR: MATHYS BRIERS-LOUW For years, South Africans believed that once they completed the now-outdated “formal emigration” through...
Virtual Commissioning of Affidavits: Where Do We Stand Now?

Virtual Commissioning of Affidavits: Where Do We Stand Now?

NEWS AND INSIGHTS Virtual Commissioning of Affidavits: Where Do We Stand Now? 16 October 2025 AUTHOR: SIENNA BARNES The Justice of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963, specifically section 7, authorises commissioners of oaths to administer...
Key Amendments to the Companies Act

Key Amendments to the Companies Act

NEWS AND INSIGHTS Key Amendments to the Companies Act: What Businesses Need to Know 25 February 2025 AUTHOR: SIENNA BARNES The Companies Act has undergone several significant amendments, some of which are already in force while others are still pending enforcement....
Can terms of a contract be unilaterally waived?

Can terms of a contract be unilaterally waived?

FEATURED ARTICLE Can terms of a contract be unilaterally waived when the contract includes a non-variation clause?  1 February 2025 AUTHOR: CELINE BAKKER A Comparative Analysis The above question was recently pondered by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in two...
Doing Business in SA: What Every External Company Needs to Know

Doing Business in SA: What Every External Company Needs to Know

NEWS & INSIGHTS Doing Business in SA: What Every External Company Needs to Know 6 May 2025 AUTHOR: MATHYS BRIERS-LOUW South Africa’s vibrant and diverse business environment makes it an attractive destination for global investors and foreign companies. When a...
When is a claim barred by prescription?

When is a claim barred by prescription?

FEATURED ARTICLE When is a claim barred by prescription? 4 April 2025 AUTHOR: CELINE BAKKER Rademeyer v Ferreira 2025 (1) BCLR 73 (CC) In Rademeyer, the legal issue on prescription involved whether a claim was extinguished by prescription, based on the expiration of...