CDH’s Industrials, Manufacturing & Trade Sector

Understanding the history and significance of business rescue in SA

Belinda Scriba, Director in the Dispute Resolution practice joined Aviwe Mtila on eNCA where she discussed Understanding the history and significance of business rescue in SA.

Ignore sequestration proceedings at your peril

Parties who agree to be personally liable for a debt, for example by way of signing a suretyship or a guarantee, should take heed of the potentially dire consequences for them if they choose to ignore subsequent sequestration proceedings against them. In the recent case of Eamon Courtney v Izak Johannes Boshoff NO and Others (483/2023) ZASCA 104, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dealt with the consequences facing a party should it not defend sequestration proceedings, despite such proceedings being procedurally flawed.

The right to disconnect from work-related communications outside of working hours

In today’s modern workplace – driven by technology and the increasing prevalence of remote work – employees frequently find themselves entangled in work-related responsibilities outside of working hours. 

Unlocking South Africa’s infrastructure development and investment opportunities: Amendments to the PPP regulations

The reformation of the South African public procurement legislative framework is expected to have a direct impact on construction and infrastructure projects, particularly those that are public-private partnerships (PPPs). PPPs are commonly used by the public sector to benefit from the financial resources, expertise and skills of the private sector to improve its services and develop infrastructure. A PPP is a contract between a public sector institution and a private party, where the private party performs a function usually provided by the public sector. Most of the project risk (technical, financial and operational) is transferred to the private party.

Webinar recording | Retrenchment law turned on its head

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