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Mark le Riche

Associate, Commercial

Mark le Riche is an Associate in the Commercial team. He enjoys all financial law matters, and seeks to navigate the complexities within the legal landscape and in doing so contributing value to commercial transactions such as structuring, estate planning, trusts, companies and everything tax-related. Mark le Riche is an Associate in the Commercial team. He enjoys all financial law matters, and seeks to navigate the complexities within the legal landscape and in doing so contributing value to commercial transactions such as structuring, estate planning, trusts, companies and everything tax-relate...

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Mark held several leadership positions at school and knew from a young age what career path he was going to take.

Mark's love of finance encouraged him to implement a measured approach to his legal career, first completing his B. Com Law degree and thereafter his LL.B degree, both at the University of the Free State.

He uses his optimistic and solution-driven methodology to his advantage within the commercial law environment and strives to meet his and his client's high expectations.

Apart from work, Mark is a sports fanatic and enjoys watching and playing several sports. Mark plays rugby for a local Bloemfontein Rugby club and spends his free time on the rugby field, the golf course or at home with his loyal companion.

Education

B.Com Law
LL.B

Community Involvement

Club Rugby for Bloemfontein Polisie Rugby Club (Bobbies)

Business

Commercial Contracting

Corporate

Corporate Structuring

Mergers & Acquisitions

Competition Law

M&A Advisory

Merger retrenchments or operational cuts – Where’s the line?

27 February 2025, Mark le Riche

When is a retrenchment truly merger-related? The Constitutional Court’s ruling in the Coca-Cola case reshapes the debate on job cuts... and business survival.

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Article

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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Article

Deregistration looms for non-compliant companies

24 July 2024, Mark le Riche

The recent ruling of Goosen v Minister of Trade and Industry and Others (EL 639/2024) [2024] ZAECELLC 28 highlights the... critical duty companies have to file annual returns with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and the significance of the procedures companies must follow to reinstate a deregistered company.

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Social media vulnerability: A headache for employers?

01 May 2024, André van Niekerk, Dr Damian Viviers, Mark le Riche

Personal information has become the currency of the digital economy. Despite growing awareness of the importance of protecting one’s right... to privacy, many people find themselves sharing, providing, conveying and divulging information across multiple platforms and devices as part of their daily ritual of engaging, trading and communicating with others. Unfortunately, it is exactly this carefree mindset which plays into the hands of lurking cybercriminals and can also impact employers.

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Personal device use - a red flag for cybersecurity

01 May 2024, Dr Damian Viviers, Mark le Riche

With Covid-19 having fast-tracked the remote and hybrid working model in many businesses, these flexible methods of work have also... increased the scope for employees to use their personal devices to work and remain engaged with their clients and employer. As beneficial as this is for employees and employers, it is not without risk. In this article, we look at personal device use and the potential impact this may have on the cybersecurity environment of a business.

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Why dispute resolution provisions matter in contracts

01 May 2024, Mark le Riche, Millisanté de Wee

No one enters into marriage anticipating divorce. Similarly, when parties negotiate and conclude a commercial contract, the last thing on... their minds is a dispute that may arise in future. However, just as divorce happens, so contractual disputes are commonplace. Selecting suitable dispute resolution mechanisms in your contract is therefore crucial to navigating any future disputes. In this article, we touch on various dispute resolution mechanisms available to parties involved in commercial contracts.

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Relationship triangle between M&A, BEE and Foreign Entities

15 April 2024, Johnny Davis, Mark le Riche

The Merger & Acquisition (M&A) landscape in South Africa does not only consider competition within the South African market but... also considers the impact M&A transactions may have on historically disadvantaged people as regulated by the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 (“BEE Act”). In this article, we look at the relationship triangle between M&A transactions, the requirements of the BEE Act, and its impact on foreign entities wishing to invest in South Africa through an M&A.

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Merger & Acquisitions: Why they fail?

15 April 2024, Mark le Riche

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are intricate commercial transactions that hold huge potential for economic growth, investment, job creation and increased... market competitiveness. Yet, their complexity can also be their undoing. In this article, we take a look at some of the main pitfalls and issues in South Africa that result in unsuccessful M&As or M&As that don’t live up to their expectations.

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The role of ‘control’ in M&A transactions

29 January 2024, Mark le Riche

In an earlier article, we examined the requirements for notifying the Competition Commission about your merger. One of the aspects... touched on was the requirement of ‘control’ as an indicator of whether a transaction is reportable or not. In this article, we will delve deeper and examine the ‘control’ element as contemplated in the Competition Act 89 of 1998 (“Act”).

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The regulatory bodies that govern Mergers and Acquisitions

28 January 2024, Johnny Davis, Mark le Riche

This article will unpack the regulatory bodies governing mergers and acquisition (“M&A") transactions in South Africa. Several regulators need to... be taken into account when considering an M&A transaction, which includes but is not limited to the Takeover Regulation Panel, the Competition Commission, and the B-BBEE Commission.

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Tax Evasion vs Tax Avoidance!

15 January 2024, Dr Candice Reynders, Mark le Riche

Every day South Africans pay tax, whether it be for VAT charged on basic goods, fuel levies, or the dreaded... estate duty on passing. It is safe to say that with taxes lurking around every corner, it is not unforeseen that a person would look into ways to validly limit one’s tax exposure. This brings to front and centre the question of what is construed as tax evasion and what is tax avoidance.

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Trusts: Majority rules, or unanimity triumphs?

27 July 2023, Mark le Riche

Everyone is familiar with the term ‘majority rules’ and generally when applied it means that the decision of the majority... sticks and is valid. The question that arose in the recent case of Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys v Abraham Johannes de Witt N.O. and Others [2023] ZASCA 74 was whether the majority decision by the trustees of a trust needed a resolution signed by all the trustees to be valid. In this article we take a look at the decision and what it potentially means for the law of trusts in South Africa.

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Merger retrenchments or operational cuts – Where’s the line?

27 February 2025, Mark le Riche

When is a retrenchment truly merger-related? The Constitutional Court’s ruling in the Coca-Cola case reshapes the debate on job cuts... and business survival.

697

Article

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.

1047

Article

Deregistration looms for non-compliant companies

24 July 2024, Mark le Riche

1543

Article

Social media vulnerability: A headache for employers?

01 May 2024, André van Niekerk, Dr Damian Viviers, Mark le Riche

1005

Article

Personal device use - a red flag for cybersecurity

01 May 2024, Dr Damian Viviers, Mark le Riche

1018

Article

Why dispute resolution provisions matter in contracts

01 May 2024, Mark le Riche, Millisanté de Wee

1471

Article

Relationship triangle between M&A, BEE and Foreign Entities

15 April 2024, Johnny Davis, Mark le Riche

1355

Article

Merger & Acquisitions: Why they fail?

15 April 2024, Mark le Riche

1321

Article

The role of ‘control’ in M&A transactions

29 January 2024, Mark le Riche

992

Article

The regulatory bodies that govern Mergers and Acquisitions

28 January 2024, Johnny Davis, Mark le Riche

1370

Article

Tax Evasion vs Tax Avoidance!

15 January 2024, Dr Candice Reynders, Mark le Riche

1667

Article

Trusts: Majority rules, or unanimity triumphs?

27 July 2023, Mark le Riche

2820

Article

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