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What The General Laws Amendment Bill Means For South Africa

South Africa's removal from the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") grey list in October 2025 represented an important milestone in the country's ongoing efforts to strengthen its anti money laundering...

South Africa Accounting

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ENS

Supreme Court Of Appeal Clarifies When Forfeiture Proceedings Are Truly "Pending" Before The High Court

The Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 ("POCA") was enacted to tackle organised crime and cases of serious wrongdoing by individuals.

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

Will October 2025 See The End Of South Africa's Greylisting Headache?

South Africa's greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") in February 2023 marks a challenging period for the country. This placement was due to non-compliance in its legal framework...

South Africa Government

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ENS

Harassment Orders: Why "Harm" Is The Hinge

Saying "I feel harassed" is not enough. South Africa's Protection from Harassment Act 17 of 2011 gives swift, practical relief outside of domestic relationships...

South Africa Litigation

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Barnard Inc.

Addressing Fraud, Corruption And Money Laundering Risks In The African Continental Free Trade Area

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

The State v Peter Beale: Testing The Boundaries Of Criminal Law In The Context Of Medical Negligence

South Africa Criminal

FW

Fairbridges

Business Email Compromise: Who Bears The Risk Of Liability?

Worldwide Commercial

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ENS

The Legality Of Impounding Taxi Vehicles

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

Police Seize Counterfeit Goods Worth R5 Million

South Africa Criminal

AA

Adams & Adams

What Constitutes 'Substantial And Compelling Circumstances' To Depart From Mandatory Life Imprisonment Sentences?

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

Limitations On The State's Right To Seize And Detain Articles Under The Criminal Procedure Act

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

Hard On Crime, Soft On Sentencing: The Dilemma Of Lenient Sentences Imposed In South Africa

South Africa Criminal

AA

Adams & Adams

Act Signed To Strengthen Enforcement Of Legislation Governing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) And Femicide In South Africa

South Africa Government

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Fasken

43 Arrested For Production Of Counterfeit SIM Cards

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Analysis: The Employment Laws Amendment Bill, 2025

South Africa Employment

FW

Fairbridges

Truth On Trial: Deepfakes And The New Battleground For Evidence Integrity

South Africa Technology

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ENS

COMESA Authority Investigates Meta Over WhatsApp Business API Restrictions

South Africa Anti-trust

BF

BREMER LF WLL

When Reporting Lines Change: Constitutional Court Clarifies The Test For Constructive Dismissal

South Africa Employment

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ENS

South African GloBE Minimum Tax Compliance

South Africa Tax

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SNG Grant Thornton

Are Employers Permitted To Scrutinise A Prospective Employee's Criminal And Credit History?

During the recruitment process, it is common practice for many employers to ask prospective employees questions about their criminal and credit records.

South Africa Employment

CE

Consolidated Employers Organisation

President Assents To New Hate Crimes Act - Changing The Landscape Of On-Duty & Off-Duty Misconduct

On Thursday, 9 May 2024, the President assented to the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill ("the Hate Crimes Act"), after it was introduced as a Bill in the National Assembly more than six years ago.

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

Unfairly Barred From Employment Because Of A Criminal Record

Individuals with a criminal record may be faced with significant challenges when seeking employment. In South Africa, employers may legally exclude an applicant from consideration...

South Africa Employment

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ENS

Resign, Or I'll Have To Report You

As an employer, you may encounter challenging scenarios involving employee misconduct within your workplace. It's imperative to understand that certain acts...

South Africa Criminal

CE

Consolidated Employers Organisation

Unravelling The Preservation And Attachment Orders Of The Steinhoff Saga

South Africa Criminal

FW

Fairbridges

New Filing Requirement For All South African Companies; Protecting The Integrity Of Our Regulatory Framework

South Africa Commercial

CG

Centurion Law Group

Pre-Litigation Discovery

South Africa Litigation

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Fasken

Legal Duty Of Care Owed By Taverns To Customers

South Africa Litigation

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Adams & Adams

Don't Be Caught With Your PAIA Manual Down

South Africa Compliance

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ENS

Teacher – Pupil Relationship: What Are The Legal Parameters

South Africa Litigation

AA

Adams & Adams

Bullying In Schools – What Does The Law Say?

South Africa Government

AA

Adams & Adams

The Cybercrimes Act Is Now Law

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

A Brief Look At The Process Of A Protection Order Application

South Africa Family

SI

SchoemanLaw Inc.

Adjusting Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies: Shifting The Focus To The Sources

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Bullying In Schools – What Does The Law Say?

As schools reopen, a concerning issue for many parents is bullying. This is justifiable, particularly in the South African context, where there have been increasing reports of cases of bullying in schools...

South Africa Government

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Adams & Adams

The Cybercrimes Act Is Now Law

From 1 December 2021 certain sections of the Cybercrimes Act, 2020 will come in force and effect. In our earlier article, we summarised some of the key points of this Act...

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

A Brief Look At The Process Of A Protection Order Application

South Africa is a country wherein the right to freedom and security is protected by the Constitution.

South Africa Family

SI

SchoemanLaw Inc.

Adjusting Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies: Shifting The Focus To The Sources

The seizures of large numbers of counterfeit goods and consignments are regularly communicated in statistics and annual reports on enforcement efforts.

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Legal And General Implications Of Having A Criminal Record

South Africa Criminal

AA

Adams & Adams

Every Step You Take, We'll Be Watching You: CCTV And Data Privacy

The Western Cape Government is in the process of developing a provincial legislative framework that will govern the use of CCTV cameras both on private properties and in public areas.

South Africa Privacy

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Tabacks

The Copyright Amendment Bill And Claims For Compensation In Criminal Cases

The Copyright Amendment Bill ("the CAB / the Bill") has caused much debate and controversy in the protection of Intellectual Property rights in South Africa.

South Africa IP

AA

Adams & Adams

Arrest And Search And Seizure Of Private Property

Arrest is one of the lawful methods of securing the attendance of an accused person in court. It is also the most drastic method.

South Africa Criminal

AA

Adams & Adams

Contempt Of Court. That's Just Criminal. Isn't It?

Firstly, it must be noted that no, contempt of Court does not relate solely to criminal proceedings nor to criminal behaviour. Contempt of Court applies whenever behaviour exhibits simple

South Africa Criminal

SI

SchoemanLaw Inc.

Sexual Offences Epidemic: How Is The Law Assisting?

South Africa Criminal

CD

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

The Role Of Directors In The Age Of Cybercrime

South Africa Commercial

SI

SchoemanLaw Inc.

Corporate Investigations: FIC's Draft Guidance On Combating The Financing Of Terrorism And Anti-Money Laundering Measures Relating To NGOs

South Africa Government

CD

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

The Growing Pandemic Of Cybercrime

South Africa Technology

CD

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Cybercrime Legislation On South Africa's Horizon: Is Your Organisation Ready?

South Africa Technology

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ENS

High Online Counterfeit Goods Risk, Says Survey

South Africa Consumer

SF

Spoor & Fisher

The Decriminalisation Of Private Cannabis Possession And Use And The Workplace

South Africa Healthcare

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ENS

Land Invasion And Eviction

South Africa Real Estate

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Culpability For Stadium Disasters In South Africa

South Africa Litigation

CC

Clyde & Co

New B-BBEE Regulations Demand Greater Transparency And Scrutiny

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

Case Review: Multichoice (Pty) Ltd And Others v The National Prosecuting Authority And Oscar Leonard Pistorius

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

Counterfeit Tobacco Trade In Southern Africa

South Africa IP

VS

Von Seidels

South Africa Introduces Aggressive New Anti-Corruption Measures

South Africa Criminal

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ENS

Alleged Illicit Liquor Dealer To Face Court

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Counterfeiting - The Perceived Victimless Crime

South Africa IP

SF

Spoor & Fisher

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