Emerging miners must tackle complex legal, financial and operational hurdles to move from exploration to production in SA’s evolving mining sector.
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Amendments to the Mine Health and Safety Regulations were published on 28 March 2025, introducing key changes for safety, health, and emergency preparedness in mining.
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New air quality regulations from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment set emission reduction targets and reporting duties for industries in Priority Areas, with strict penalties for non-compliance.
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The SCA recently set aside an interdict preventing Kangra Coal from using water under its granted licence, ruling that the respondents lacked legal standing and failed to show harm.
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Exciting news! We’re incredibly proud that five of our directors have been recognised in the Best Lawyers in South Africa™ 2025 Guide!
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The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized how legal practitioners approach research and apply legal principles in their clients' cases. Its quick learning, reasoning, and inference abilities have made AI an attractive tool for legal research. However, as illustrated in the recent case of Michelle Parker v Amanda Forsyth N.O. and others, careless application of AI in the legal profession may come at a cost.
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The Constitutional Court agreed with the High Court’s decision in that RICA was an infringement on various constitutional rights
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The Justice Minister has recently gazetted a notice wherein certain exemptions will apply to most organisations from having to compile a PAIA manual.
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The limitation on the powers of the courts and arbitrators has led to a great deal of dissatisfaction in the fuel industry, with many dealers complaining of oppressive conduct by the wholesalers whom they see as taking advantage of their relatively much greater economic power.
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In South Africa, a franchise agreement may be concluded by electronic means when certain criteria are met.
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In this discussion we will draw your attention to the main points that employers will need to know and do, to be well on their way to full compliance come July 2021.
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Can an employer be held liable for the actions of one of their employees should the employee infringe upon a person’s privacy rights in terms of POPIA?
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The judgment goes some way to resolving a longstanding debate on the role of constitutional values in determining the validity of contractual terms.
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The Draft Bill aims to simplify the confusing and fragmented rules that currently regulate public procurement processes across the Public Administration, which is presently decentralised, into a single unified process that will be simple for bidders and supply chain officials to understand.
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The substantive provisions of POPIA, which spell out the rights and obligations of persons and companies collecting and using the personal information of others, are to come into effect from 1 July 2020
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The DTI has submitted that custom duties are in place for the purposes of protecting domestic producers, and extending the rebate programme for duty-free importation of critical medical supplies would be detrimental for local manufacturing.
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The question arises whether a franchisor can be deemed to be an “estate agent” under the EEA Act, or a “property practitioner” under the PPA. We discuss the circumstances of each in this article.
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App developers need to be aware of legal ambiguities related to the copyright of work, and put safeguards in place to protect their knowledge, skills and efforts.
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Shareholders should be aware of circumstances and consequences where a re-acquisition by a regulated company of its shares may trigger a mandatory offer by a shareholder in terms of the Companies Act.
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A recent judgment in the Western Cape High Court deals with the limitation on collection costs that a debtor can be charged in terms of a credit agreement under the National Credit Act.
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