by Sean Slabber | 17 Nov, 2022 | Insights
Johannesburg and Cape Town, 17 November 2022 – Today marks an auspicious occasion within the revered halls of Fairbridges Wertheim Becker (FWB) with the appointment from 1 March 2023 of Adela Petersen to the role of Managing Partner, Lucinda Verster as Deputy Managing...
by Sean Slabber | 14 Nov, 2022 | Insights
When the first indications of a significant accounting fraud scandal emerged in December 2017, Markus Jooste (“Jooste”) resigned from Steinhoff International Holdings NV (”Steinhoff”). As a result, investors lost over R200 billion and...
by Sean Slabber | 11 Nov, 2022 | Insights
Congratulations to Julia Penn and Dhahini Naidu who completed the Terralex leadership programme last week. The programme is designed for individuals who among other things have demonstrated leadership potential. Terralex member firms can nominate two individuals to...
by Sean Slabber | 10 Nov, 2022 | Insights
The latest issue of our Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter (8 November 2022) is out now! In this issue: PPR and TCF Principles put to the test. Teacher knows best. Municipality liable for failure to cover a water drain on the road. Pedestrians and athletes owe...
by Sean Slabber | 8 Nov, 2022 | Insights
Article by Dhahini Naidu The Companies Act No. 71 of 2008 (“the 2008 Act”) reproduces a change from the standard of preserving the capital structure, to preserving the solvency and liquidity test, in comparison to its predecessor the Companies Act No. 61 of 1973 (“the...
by Sean Slabber | 2 Nov, 2022 | Insights
No horsing around: A precedent-setting judgment. For over 40 years, two POLO brands have co-existed on the South African retail market: POLO by Ralph Lauren, an international brand by an American designer retailing perfume and cosmetic products, and LA Group...
