by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 3 Feb, 2026 | News
By David Short | Director and Paula Phukuje | Associate On the 21st January the State President signed certain Sections of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act of 2022 into effect. Whilst the Amendment Act of 2022 envisaged extensive...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 5 Nov, 2025 | News
By Paula Phukuje | Associate South African law treats sick leave and medical certificates as part of a balanced system. The Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (BCEA) gives employees paid time to recover, but it also equips employers with clear thresholds for...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 21 Oct, 2025 | News
By Sihle Mayedwa | Senior Associate A recent High Court decision arising from the high-profile Black Coffee divorce has clarified core principles that matter far beyond celebrity headlines. It confirms when a customary marriage exists, what property system applies by...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 6 Oct, 2025 | News
By Sarah Nordien | Associate Director If you are living outside South Africa and buying a home here, your bond (mortgage / home loan) will almost always include exchange control conditions. The bank is not being difficult; it’s the Reserve Bank’s way of ensuring that...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 3 Oct, 2025 | News
By Ali Sonday | Senior Associate and Paula Phukuje | Associate The Constitutional Court has confirmed that South Africa’s parental-leave regime in the BCEA unfairly discriminated between different kinds of parents and has ordered a temporary “reading-in” that changes...
by Lezaan van Jaarsveld | 12 Sep, 2025 | News
By Zaeem Soofie | Director Legal 101 for companies on what to do (and not do) in the first 72 Hours of an investigation into State Capture The first call or letter seldom arrives at a convenient moment. A phone message from a “forensic investigator”, an e-mail citing...
