by Stephen Nthite | Oct 10, 2023 | News
According to a publication of Squire Patton Boggs-ESG Laws Across the World Global – July 2023. “ESG regulations are government standards for ESG-related actions, reporting or disclosures. While the ESG space is mostly unregulated, various legal requirements have...
by Nicholas Veltman | Oct 3, 2023 | News
The Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, makes it as attractive as possible for post-commencement financiers to provide funding to distressed companies by conferring a statutory priority to the claims of financiers over certain (other) creditors and allowing the distressed...
by Bryan White | Aug 8, 2023 | News
In Phumelela Local Municipality v Telkom SA SOC Limited the Court assessed whether a purported affidavit had been properly signed in terms of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963, as well as its Regulations. An affidavit is a...
by Stephen Nthite | Jul 11, 2023 | Environmental, News
It is of critical importance that Boards of both Public and Private Companies put Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) at the centre of their compliance structures. Recent changes in the environmental legislation in South Africa, particularly following the coming...
by Warren Beech | Jul 5, 2023 | Environmental, News
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act No. 2 of 2022 (“NEMLAA4”) was assented into law on 24 June 2022 but the majority of the provisions of NEMLAA4 only took effect and came into operation on 30 June 2023. Many of the...
by Melanie Hart | Jul 3, 2023 | Data Privacy, News
On 30 June 2023, the Information Regulator issued a notice extending the deadline for submission of annual reports in terms of Section 32 and Section 83(4) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, No. 2 of 2020 from 30 June 2023 to 7 July 2023. The reason for...
