Tag: legislation

Corporates 'can' acknowledge that winding up a dormant company within their South African group of companies can result in a tax headache.

Low-interest or no-interest loans to trusts are again in the sights of SARS and the Treasury. The 2017 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (Draft TLAB)...

For any country, it is important that Government has systems in place. For every person, the state needs to know, amongst other things, name,...

William Merideth from Kentucky, USA, aka, “the Drone Slayer” achieved notoriety in 2015 when he used a shotgun to down a drone flying over...

"An employer has the prerogative to set reasonable standards pertaining to the harmonious interpersonal relationships in the workplace" - words by Mokgoatlheng AJ in the case of Jabari v Telkom SA (Pty) Ltd. This case reveals the lesser known of the lawful grounds for dismissal in South African employment law - incompatibility.

Commercial crime has increased in the last few years. What makes commercial crime difficult to detect, and eventually prosecute, unlike your traditional crimes, is...

In June 2017, a black woman-owned entity launched a complaint of BEE fronting against JSE listed Netcare Holdings. The complaint has been lodged with...

The Department of Health has issued a White Paper on National Health Insurance (NHI). The paper, Gazetted on 30th June 2017, is available for download...

PART 1 OF A 3 PART SERIES South Africa lags far behind many developing countries in levels of entrepreneurship, which is seen globally as a...

John Brand | Consultant | Bowmans | john.brand@bowmanslaw.com | www.bowmanslaw.com | South Africa must bridge the dispute resolution gap or risk further investor disenchantment. It is...