Katrijn Thys

Regulation of small-scale embedded generation and the potential regulatory framework provided by NERSA

By Katrijn Thys and Malibuye Cossie (ZA) on August 14, 2015 Posted in Banking

Small-scale embedded generation (SSEG), particularly rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, are increasingly used by South Africans as an alternative solution to South Africa’s current energy supply challenge. The Integrated Resource Plan 2010-2030 Update estimates that residential and commercial PV embedded generation could reach 22.5GW by 2020. However, there is no legal framework for the implementation of … Continue reading

Debt review and the National Credit Act

By Yasmin Kadwa and Katrijn Thys on March 24, 2014 Posted in Banking

A credit provider is entitled to enforce a loan that is subject to a debt-restructuring order without notice to the debtor once that order has been breached. This was confirmed by the Constitutional Court in Ferris v FirstRand Bank Limited. Mr and Mrs Ferris were unable to repay their home loan to FirstRand Bank Limited, … Continue reading

Can a straw litigant hide behind a company?

By Ina Gueorguieva and Katrijn Thys on February 28, 2014 Posted in General

A change in company law has made it difficult to get security for costs against a corporate plaintiff because the defendant must now show that the proceedings are either vexatious, reckless or an abuse of the court process. Change in law The 1973 Companies Act made it relatively easy for a defendant to obtain security … Continue reading