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Why Richard Susskind's 30-year prediction is finally coming true—and what it means for businesses seeking sophisticated legal counsel in South Africa.
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Read articleThe complete guide to notarial bonds — types, registration process, costs, enforcement, and everything you need to know about securing finance with movable assets.
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Read articleStrategic guidance for structuring business acquisitions in South Africa.
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Read articleA comprehensive guide to drafting effective shareholders agreements that protect your interests, prevent disputes, and ensure smooth business operations under South African company law.
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Read articleA comprehensive guide to incorporated and unincorporated joint venture structures: legal frameworks, liability considerations, tax implications, and strategic choice.
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Read articleDirector duties, shareholder rights, MOI requirements and corporate governance obligations for South African companies.
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Read articleShare purchase vs asset purchase, due diligence, Competition Commission notification, and deal structuring for South African M&A transactions.
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Read articleA 2026 Tax Court judgment unwinds a dividend-stripping structure used to escape CGT on a company sale — and explains why disclosure and a proper opinion still saved the penalties.
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Read articleA factual, verbatim-cited analysis of the Constitutional Court’s first interpretation of the general anti-avoidance rules — the objective purpose test, who is a “party”, and the tax-benefit counterfactual.
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Read articleThe B-BBEE generic scorecard, ownership requirements, BEE transaction structuring, and compliance obligations for South African companies.
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Read articleBeneficial ownership filings are no longer a once-off compliance issue. Here is what South African companies and close corporations need to know about CIPC filing rules, annual returns and deregistration risk.
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Read articleSouth Africa's new remuneration policy and remuneration report rules are widely discussed, but are they in force yet? Here is what public companies and state-owned companies should know.
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Read articleA practical guide to the 2024 Companies Act amendments — what is already in force, what is still pending, and what companies should be doing now.
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Read articleExtended director liability, mandatory remuneration disclosure, new takeover thresholds, and practical compliance steps under the Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024.
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Read articleTypes of software licenses, key clauses, IP ownership under the Copyright Act, POPIA compliance, and common pitfalls in South African software licensing agreements.
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Read articleCurrent transfer duty rates, exemptions, VAT interaction, worked calculation examples, and filing requirements under the Transfer Duty Act 40 of 1949.
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Read articleDevelopment structures, key clauses, regulatory framework, financing, and common pitfalls in South African property development agreements.
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