We are pleased to announce that Greer Penzhorn has been appointed as a Director at Fairbridges Wertheim Becker. Greer specialises in litigation, with extensive experience in commercial litigation in...

Fairbridges Wertheim Becker attended the University of Stellenbosch's annual Career Fair on Wednesday 24 February. It was an exciting day engaging with bright young minds, passionate about the law...

We are pleased to announce that Julia Penn has recently been appointed as one of four new Directors of Fairbridges Wertheim Becker. Julia specialises in medical law, administrative law and...

A domain name is a unique name that identifies a website and is allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Generally a business owner will use the domain name to identify its goods or services...

A 'voetstoots' clause is a clause which one would usually find in terms and conditions of trade, or purchase and sale agreements, in which the seller contracts out of liability for patent and latent...

On 24 February, at 2pm, Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan will deliver the Budget for the 2016 financial tax year. With a number of tough choices to make, there is great anticipation in hearing what...

At present, there is no legal requirement that a person being insured consent to a policy being taken out on his or her life. A contract of insurance may operate on the life of another, provided...

Karol Michalowski is an associate at Fairbridges Wertheim Becker in its Cape Town office. Karol was admitted as an attorney in 2013 and holds the degrees of BSc (Hons) (in Medical Biochemistry) and...

The employment contract is an essential source of the employees, and the employer's rights. Although employers have no remedies under the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and Labour Relations Act 66...

(Moapese and others v HOD, Northern Cape Department of Education) A reduction in salary does not constitute a dismissal, at best, it's a demotion – according to the Education Relations Labour...

Since 2014, this auction has raised over 17 million rand for charity. This year, on the 12th and 13th of February, at Klein Constantia, "forty coveted auction lots have been allocated, including...

The European Parliament implemented Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2424 amending the Community trade mark regulation on 15 December 2015, which will enter into force on 23 March 2016. Thereafter, the...

Congratulations to Daniel Hart, Palesa Mohale and Inge Surtie, who were admitted as attorneys of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division, on 5 February 2016. Daniel Hart and Palesa...

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal conditionally approves of the merger between SABMiller Plc, Gutsche Family Investments (Pty) Ltd and The Coca Cola Company....

Fairbridges Wertheim Becker is the exclusive South African member of Terralex, a global network of independent law firms with leading member firms spread over 155 jurisdictions worldwide. We are...

Tomorrow will see crowds returning to the Kenilworth Racecourse for the 39th annual J&B Met. The theme this year is “A Rare Blend” and it promises to be as spectacular as ever with R2.5m up for...

Secondments are where an employer temporarily ‘loans’ its employee to another company, the host. The consensus is that the employee will go back to the employer after completion of its agreed term...

According to the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, builders are required to rectify 'major structural defects' that occur in houses that they have built within at least five years from the...

In the recent case of Fairhaven Country Estate (Pty) Ltd v Harris and Another 2015 (5) SA 540 (WCC) the Western Cape High Court decided that a domain name registrant does not have the exclusive...

David Short served on the bench of the Labour Court as an acting judge in the earlier part of January this year. This is the second time David has been invited to act as a judge in the Labour Court,...

The Road Accident Fund was established in 1996 to provide compensation to all road users within South Africa who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents as a result of another's negligent...

Guidelines on the assessment of public interest provisions in merger regulation under the Competition Act 89 of 1998 published 22 December 2015. “these guidelines seek to provide guidance on the...

This week Fairbridges Wertheim Becker welcomes Zamuxolo Gulwa (UWC), Felicia Hlophe (UCT) and Camilla Salmon (UCT), the new candidate attorneys in the Cape Town office, and Keorapetse Matlala...

Insurance contracts are contracts of the utmost good faith.  This means that the insured has a duty to disclose to the insurer all material facts and circumstances of which the insured has actual or...