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Panel Discussion: Decoding the 2025 Budget Speech

Date: 26 February 2025 | Location: Online webinar – link will be sent to registrants

Join us for our annual online panel discussion as our expert panellists set to work decoding the 2025 national budget from a legal, tax, accounting, fiduciary, and compliance perspective and discuss the implications it holds for individuals, trusts, and companies. 

Event Details
Date: 26 February 2025
Start Time: 26 February 2025 03:00 PM
End Time: 26 February 2025 04:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Decoding the 2025 Budget Speech

Date: 26 February 2025 | Location: Online webinar – link will be sent to registrants

Join us for our annual online panel discussion as our expert panellists set to work decoding the 2025 national budget from a legal, tax, accounting, fiduciary, and compliance perspective and discuss the implications it holds for individuals, trusts, and companies. 

Event Details
Date: 26 February 2025
Start Time: 26 February 2025 03:00 PM
End Time: 26 February 2025 04:00 PM

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Reconsideration under Section 17(2)(f): still a safety net?

06 February 2025,  Jonathan Le Riche

With 2024 amendments to Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act, is the application for reconsideration still an option for litigants?  

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Navigating harassment in community schemes

06 February 2025,  Cleopatra Mukhari

Can you protect yourself from harassment in your community scheme? Learn which legal route could work best for you and... how the courts are stepping in to ensure community safety. 

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POPIA: protecting health and sex life data privacy

06 February 2025,  Millisanté de Wee

New draft POPIA regulations address the processing of sensitive health and sex life data. This article explores the potential impact... on privacy and consent concerns. 

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Beneficial Ownership reporting: dormant and deregistered trusts

06 February 2025

Is reporting still required for dormant or deregistered trusts? Uncover the key details you need to know! 

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Vodacom-Maziv merger blocked: competition vs public interest

05 February 2025,  Mark le Riche

The proposed Vodacom-Maziv merger, combining the largest mobile operator with a key fibre player, highlights the delicate balance between competition... and public interest in mergers.

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Employee rights in business transfers

03 February 2025

An often-overlooked aspect of a sale of business, is the treatment of staff, with the financial objectives of the sale... taking precedence. In this article, we look at the rights of employees and the importance of these rights being upheld during and post the transfer process to limit the employer’s liability to claims of unfair conduct.

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Signed, sealed, (e)-delivered: digital leap for Land Registration System

03 February 2025,  Deonay Scholtz

Say goodbye to paper trails! The Deeds Registries Amendment Act is transforming South Africa’s land registration system, including amendments, to... a shift to digital. Find out how these game-changing reforms will streamline property transactions and reshape the future of land registration. 

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When and how can a trustee resign from a trust?

03 December 2024,  Elani Volschenk

There is often great uncertainty and misconceptions when it comes to the resignation of trustees of a trust. In this... article, we look at the requirements for the resignation of a trustee from an inter vivos trust and a testamentary trust. 

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Capital gains distributions between trusts – who gets taxed?

03 December 2024,  Dr Candice Reynders

Can the conduit principle be used in structures where there are multiple trusts? This issue has recently been heard by... the Constitutional Court in the case of Thistle Trust v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (CCT 337/22) [2024] ZACC 19 which has guided how to tax capital gains in multi-tiered trust structures.

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Can you challenge maintenance when you’re in arrears?

03 December 2024,  Zelnè du Toit

The duty to maintain a child is of utmost importance. But what happens when your financial circumstances change, causing you... to fall behind on maintenance payments? Can you challenge the maintenance order in such a situation?

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Can a sale in execution proceed while an appeal hangs in the balance?

03 December 2024,  Wisani Maluleke

In this article, we explore some of the complexities relating to the general rule of suspension during an appeal.

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Slip and trip: who is liable?

27 November 2024,  Nathan Christians

With a growing number of ‘slip and trip’ cases being referred to our courts, property owners must understand what they... need to do to avoid liability for injuries sustained on their property. In this article, we examine the recent case of Ngwenya vs Accelerate Property Fund (2022/13159) [2024] ZAGPJHC 880 to explore the latest rulings regarding property owner liability.

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