by Dianne Bayley | Jul 28, 2022 | Security and Legal
On 25 July 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the Government’s intention to implement various “bold, courageous and decisive action[s] to close the electricity gap” in South Africa and bring an end to loadshedding. We unpack the legal and...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 6, 2022 | Security and Legal
If boards of directors put financially distressed companies into business rescue earlier, more options would be available, and more companies could be saved, write Ryan Smith & Lara Kahn, Partners at Webber Wentzel.Although fewer companies are commencing business...
by Dianne Bayley | May 27, 2022 | Security and Legal
In the ever-evolving digital era, the law has always been several steps behind illegal digital activity, writes Kagiso Magabe, candidate attorney, supervised by Natalie Slabbert, senior associate, Spoor & Fisher. Some territories, like the EU, Australia, the UK,...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 10, 2022 | Security and Legal
Directors face potential liability if they fail to carry out their fiduciary duties to curb climate change risks and do not make complete disclosures about climate-related risks, according to By Merlita Kennedy, Partner and Tobia Serongoane, Associate from Webber...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 16, 2021 | Sustainability
The disastrous impact of the Covid pandemic on lives, the economy and jobs is undeniable. But it has also forced us to reinvent the way we work and go about our daily business – and not all of this is bad, writes HB Marais, SC Innovation Legal. The pandemic has made...
