This blog was co-authored by: Bongubuhle Sibanda, candidate attorney
There has been a global trend encouraging the integration of environmental, social and governance issues to be part of the business strategy and reporting practices of companies. While the concept of ESG is broad, the component parts of ESG can be broken down as follows –
This blog was co-authored by Thando Ndita, Candidate Attorney
Last month the Minister of Employment and Labour published proposed amendments to the Employment Services Act, 2014, the purpose of which is to address high unemployment and the “high representation of foreign nationals” in the unskilled sector. Foreign nationals include all persons who
There has been considerable media attention over the last few weeks on account closures by banks. Although there are no statutory requirements in this regard (the Banks Act, 1990 for example, is silent on the issue of account closures), it is not the case that a bank has an unfettered discretion regarding account closures. An
This blog was co-authored by: Allison Williams, Director and Bongekile Gasa, Candidate Attorney.
The term trademark law refers to a branch of intellectual property law which differentiates between different goods and services through providers’ independent use of brand names, slogans, logos or other non-traditional mark. The term trademark can be described as a sign capable
In this recent judgement, the UK High Court dealt with a dispute relating to the policy’s denial of access non-damage clause which provided cover for loss “resulting from interruption or interference with the business where access to or premises is restricted or hindered for more than the franchised period shown in your schedule arising directly
This blog was co-authored by: Kristin January, Candidate Attorney
On Wednesday 23 February 2022, the Minister of Finance presented his inaugural Budget Speech. The National Treasury confirmed its commitment to transformation of exchange control regulations with several new proposals:
The buzz about the Internet of Things of a few years ago has died down but the cyber world and its things are becoming increasingly interconnected. When considering insuring cyber risks, insurers must remember it is not only IT (Information Technology) but also OT (Operational Technology) that needs to be evaluated. Hackers know better than
The in-duplum rule essentially provides that interest stops running when the unpaid interest equals the amount of the outstanding capital. Our courts have repeatedly made clear that the in-duplum rule limits arrear interest to the outstanding capital sum. The agreed accrual of interest on a capital sum, payment of which has been postponed, is not
The appellant municipality failed to prove that a tacit term should be included in a land sale contract that a closure and rezoning had to be successfully finalised within a reasonable time after the sale. The court found that it was not a term necessary to give business efficacy to the contract.
A tacit term
Faced with an unambiguous lead contamination exclusion, a damages claimant, alleging personal injury to a child from ingesting lead from the paint in a rented property, unsuccessfully contended that the exclusion was unenforceable because it was allegedly hidden 30 pages into the policy.
According to the exclusion, the insurance did not apply to injury “arising