22 Nov Contact Submit news Advertise List company Home
  My account

Legal

BizWeekly top stories
One tax rate today, tomorrow another?
One tax rate today, tomorrow another?
[Louis Botha and Heinrich Louw] A proposed amendment that has received little attention since the release of the Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill is one with potentially far-reaching consequences... read
Competition Law
Watchdog approves steel firm's settlement
Watchdog approves steel firm's settlement

Ann Crotty

The largest settlement in the competition authorities' 17-year history was finalised on Wednesday, 16 November, when the Competition Tribunal approved the consent agreement between ArcelorMittal SA and the Competition Commission... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
Is interest owed on incorrectly calculated penalties?
Is interest owed on incorrectly calculated penalties?

Heinrich Louw

On 21 October 2016, judgment was handed down by the Pretoria High Court in the matter of BMW South Africa v The Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS)... read
Court suspends taxman's contract with collection agency
Court suspends taxman's contract with collection agency

Genevieve Quintal

The High Court in Pretoria has ordered the suspension of a controversial contract between the SARS and LTC, which won a bid to collect billions in taxpayer debt... read
High Court grants SARS application against LTC
High Court grants SARS application against LTC
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the ruling by the North Gauteng High Court in favour of its urgent application against Lekgotla Trifecta Consortium (LTC)... read
SAIPA now a business rescue accredited body
SAIPA now a business rescue accredited body
SAIPA is one of the first two professional bodies accredited to regulate its members who are eligible to be business rescue practitioners.. read
Call for comment on major B-BBEE transaction threshold
Call for comment on major B-BBEE transaction threshold

Verushca Pillay

The Minister of Trade and Industry published the proposed threshold for major B-BBEE transactions by way of Notice 748 of 2016 in the Government Gazette on 8 November 2016... read
Cyber Law
How to play the game of social media brand dodge ball
How to play the game of social media brand dodge ball

Robin Richardson

It's a familiar scene, two players enter the arena. One armed with a red ball, the other seemingly defenceless. But unlike a normal game of dodge ball, more players quickly enter the ring... read
Labour Law
Hlaudi 'must pay SABC Eight's bill'
Hlaudi 'must pay SABC Eight's bill'

Bekezela Phakathi

The two trade unions which represented SABC journalists fired for criticising editorial decisions at the public broadcaster want former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng to personally pay for the legal costs of their Labour Court application... read
Land & Property Law
A victory for property owners
A victory for property owners

Issued by Private Property

Terrific news for the property market. A recent court judgment has indicated that owners will no longer be liable for historical municipal debt on their property... read
STSMA: Understanding which rules apply
STSMA: Understanding which rules apply
In reading through changes they have to now make according to the new Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (STSMA), many trustees and members of bodies corporate have been confused as to which prescribed rules apply in their schemes... read
Legislation
Reviewed Mining Charter still not up to scratch
Reviewed Mining Charter still not up to scratch
The draft Reviewed Mining Charter contains ill-considered and unachievable targets, and that its implementation in its current form will have dire consequences... read
Media & Entertainment Law
Advertising Standards Authority placed into business rescue
Advertising Standards Authority placed into business rescue
At a meeting on 18 October, the board of the ASA resolved that the organisation voluntarily commence business rescue proceedings. It will be placed under supervision... read
Tax Law
Treasury scraps R20m cap on employer's employment tax incentive claims
Treasury scraps R20m cap on employer's employment tax incentive claims

Linda Ensor

The Treasury has accepted the plea by business to scrap the R20m cap on annual claims per employer under the employment tax incentive... read
Increase in VAT off the table, says Davis
Increase in VAT off the table, says Davis

Carol Paton

While the easiest way for the government to collect the revenue it needs is to raise VAT, this is not on the cards for political reasons... read
Business
Cape Town CBD Residential Survey reveals interesting early results
Cape Town CBD Residential Survey reveals interesting early results
Early results from the Central City Improvement District's fourth annual Cape Town CBD Residential Survey have already revealed some interesting outcomes... read
A circular fashion economy is about more than clothes
A circular fashion economy is about more than clothes

Lynn Oxborrow

When you shop for a new jumper, how much thought do you give to the fate of the one it will replace? Do you dump a jacket because it starts to look ragged, or falls out of fashion? More and more, the clothing industry is wrestling with the same questions... read
Jobs offered
Ad on Bizcommunity




Cartoon
[Bizcommunitoon] Fake news

More cartoons

Twitter bird white  Twitter
mailandguardian
@mailandguardian
The number of whistle-blowers in SA has declined. The law & a culture of impunity discourages them from speaking out https://t.co/wSbSncB9am
pierredevos
@pierredevos
Deadline for input on massive land claim February https://t.co/15VxqqrWx4 via @News24
pierredevos
@pierredevos
SARS Wars: Fresh controversy hits Moyane's new 'investigative unit' | Daily Maverick https://t.co/zF1JNsvhPe
LHR_SA
ReutersAfrica
@ReutersAfrica
#Egypt court overturns life sentence against ex-president Murs https://t.co/TR5ctS376x https://t.co/WhGHKh0q0F
MandyWiener
@MandyWiener
RT @KevinMcCallum: . @faf1307 has been found guilty and fined a portion of his match from Hobart, but will play in Adelaide.
More tweetsFollow

Industries

Follow us
FacebookTwitterLinkedInYouTubeGoogle+InstagramDownload appRSS

Follow us
FacebookTwitterLinkedInYouTubeGoogle+InstagramDownload appRSS


Press releases: Distribute your news professionally to over 170 000 subscribers across various industries. Read more about our press offices.

Editorial: We welcome your news, views and comments! Email press releases, invitations, interview requests, and proposals to legalnews@bizcommunity.com and exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-legal@bizcommunity.com.

Advertising: We welcome your sales enquiries! Email sales@bizcommunity.com and read more about our advertising rates.

Cape Town, 1st Floor, 4 Treaty Rd, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa. Tel +27 (0)21 404 1460
© 2016 Bizcommunity.com. All rights reserved.
Unsubscribe, Newsletter subscription. Subscribe. Change email address. Change frequency to DAILY.