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Businessmen seldom profit from legal intervention, as it is mostly aimed at enforcing a right you already have or collecting money you are already owed. Even if successful, the legal costs associated with enforcing such rights are rarely fully recovered, as fees...

THE RIGHT OF RETENTION

With the downturn in the global economy, being only one on many challenges, receiving payment from your debtors has become a frustrating task, often leading to costly and time consuming legal process. Unfortunately there is no magic spell to invoke to make all your...

IMPACT OF BUSINESS RESCUE PROCEEDINGS ON SURETIES

INTRODUCTION: Chapter 6 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (as amended) (“the Act”) introduced a system for rescue and recovery of financially distressed companies in a manner that seeks to balance the rights and interests of stakeholders. Section 128 of the Act defines...

SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS

It is likely that every employer is required to take disciplinary action against an employee, at least at some stage.  Such disciplinary action might lead to the termination of the employee’s service. It remains imperative to comply with the provisions as set out in...