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The Importance of a Good Shareholders Agreement
When establishing a company, or even buying into an existing company, many individuals opt for a basic set of agreements. In particular, the company’s Memorandum of Incorporation and the Shareholders Agreement. However, opting for your more basic agreements will not...
Prescription of a Judgement Debt – how it can Impact both Your Family and Business
A recent judgement in Arcus v Arcus (1 of 2021) [2022] ZASCA 9 has become the talk of the town precisely because it involved a payment not enforced for over 25 years. Moreover, for arrear maintenance for children who have been long self- supporting. The Supreme Court...
SchoemanLaw Inc and Africa Legal Collaborate #Legal Project Management Skills
While law firms around the world are increasingly embracing legal project management, firms in Africa are lagging. Not only does that make them less competitive, it could also curb their ability to win cross-border work where clients or other firms are already...
Parenting Plans: An Overview
The Children’s Act 38 of 2005, as amended (hereafter the “Children’s Act”), offers parenting plans as a mechanism to assist parents with how to exercise their parental responsibilities and rights after separation or divorce. A parenting plan must comply with the best...
Unpacking Fixed Term Contracts and Expectations
A fixed term contract is quite simply as the name implies, a contract which is concluded from one specific date and shall terminate on another specific date alternatively, it could be a contract that is concluded for a specific project, in which case it will terminate when the project comes to an end.
Legally Speaking – Where Can We Grow Cannabis? An Update for Agripreneurs
In 2020 cabinet approved the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill and referred it to parliament. On the back of this, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development submitted a master plan in 2021 detailing key areas that cannabis may be utilised in...
Representation at the CCMA
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (hereinafter referred to as ‘the CCMA’) has the jurisdiction to facilitate dispute resolution in matters between employers and employees. These proceedings are regulated by the Rules for the Conduct of...
Clickbait – Identity Fraud and Theft
Many South Africans have been affected negatively by the Covid-19 pandemic, either through falling ill, the loss of a loved one or financially due to the impact on the economy. However, there has been another pandemic that has plagued the nation- cybercrime! South...
And So, the Mandatory Vaccination Debate Continues – an Employee’s right Compensation
On 22 October 2021, the Government Gazette published a notice relating to compensation for mandatory workplace vaccinations. As more employers make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory, employees have become increasingly frustrated. In terms of section 6A(b) of the...
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