July 2021

This blog was co-authored by Hishaam Khan, Candidate Attorney

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has recently clarified the confusion on whether Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) trusts should be recognised as B-BBEE owners in B-BBEE structures for the purposes of the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.  In the Practice Note published during May

This blog was co-authored by Tristan Marot, Candidate Attorney.

The Labour Appeal Court has recently restated the law on common mistake as it applies to having a settlement agreement set aside in Murray and Roberts (Pty) Ltd v The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration & Others.

The matter stemmed from a dispute between the

In its June 2021 judgement, the Constitutional Court restated the principles relevant to repudiation of a contract. A party commits the breach of repudiation when through words or conduct that party manifests an unequivocal intention to no longer be bound by the contract or by material obligations forming part of the contract. The intention

The Constitutional Court has reaffirmed that that approach to interpretation of contracts requires that from the outset one considers the context and the language together with neither predominating over the other.

The approach to interpretation is a unitary exercise.  Interpretation is to be approached holistically, simultaneously considering the text, content and purpose.

Context and