Rachel Kelly was featured in the DealMakers Women 2024 Issue

Mentorship and Sponsorship: How men can support women in tax careers

Solar is dead, long live solar

Renewable energy in South Africa is a hot topic. Not only because South Africa has an energy crisis and climate change needs to be averted, but also because the South African Government is assisting in the transition to a greener, cleaner, and more stable energy supply by, amongst other things, offering favourable tax incentives in this space.

CDH is recognised by clients for their excellence according to the Chambers Global 2024 Rankings

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), a leading pan-African corporate and commercial law firm, is honoured to hold a prominent position in the Chambers Global 2024rankings.   For 24 years, Chambers, a leading independent research company, has been diligently ranking the world’s foremost law firms and lawyers across 200 jurisdictions. These prestigious rankings evaluate various aspects, including technical legal ability, diligence, commitment, professional conduct, and client service. CDH appreciates the positive feedback received from clients, regarding both the firm and our legal experts.

The issue of procedural rights and settlement agreements in the adjudication of the defence of fraud against the enforcement of a performance guarantee

The parties to a construction contract often agree to the conclusion of separate financial arrangements with third parties for the purposes of ensuring financial security and project success. Where such an agreement is in place, the contractor procures an undertaking furnished by a guarantor, who is an authorised financial services provider, to pay a specified amount to the employer where the contractor (or subcontractor) fails to perform in terms of the contract. This undertaking is known as a performance guarantee.

Seeds of opportunity: Exploring cannabis and hemp cultivation laws in South Africa and beyond

In 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa decriminalised the private use and cultivation of cannabis for personal consumption in the renowned judgment of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Rubin; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Acton and Others ZACC 30.

'New Dawn' for Public Procurement in South Africa: The Public Procurement Act becomes law

Following its adoption by the National Assembly on 16 May 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa on 23 July 2023, assented to signed into law the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024. The Public Procurement Act seeks to create a single framework that regulates public procurement, including preferential procurement, by all organs of state, with the necessary efficiency, cost-effectiveness and integrity and enhance transparency and integrity, among others, to combat corruption, ensure efficient, effective and economic use of public resources and advance transformation and broadened economic participation.