Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing Sector Services
Our services spread across the following practice areas:
Competition Law
Our Competition Law practice is experienced in advising clients on all competition law issues, including prohibited practice litigation, general compliance, corporate leniency, exemption applications and merger notifications.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Our Corporate & Commercial Law practice specialises in corporate law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, and provides general commercial law related services and advice. Our clients reap the benefit of working with leading corporate and commercial law specialists who have advised a number of multinational and local companies on establishing and building their presence in the South African agricultural market, and who have long-standing relationships with clients in the agri sector.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution practice has assisted in some of the most sensitive and complex cases and provides an approach that is pragmatic, commercially focused and solution based. Our Dispute Resolution practice partners with clients to identify and execute the most advantageous solutions, either by pursuing or defending arbitration or litigation proceedings, or through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Employment Law
Our Employment Law practice has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, including drafting contracts of employment and employee policies and procedures, advising on restructuring and retrenchments, advising on the employment law implications of the transfer of a business as a going concern, and conducting due diligence exercises from an employment law perspective.
Environmental Law
Our Environmental Law practice specialises in a wide range of environmental, energy, land use, water rights, mining rights, administrative and regulatory issues.
Real Estate Law
Our Real Estate Law practice has assisted in a full range of land matters ranging from conveyancing to funding and opinion assistance. Our Real Estate specialists advise on every component of a property transaction, including commercial and private or residential real estate acquisitions and disposals, property finance, leasing, management and disputes, structuring, restructuring, and environmental and permit matters.
Tax & Exchange Control
Our Tax & Exchange Control practice specialises in giving tax and exchange control advice on a wide range of matters that are regulated by South Africa’s extensive tax legislation framework, such as the income tax and VAT legislation, as well as South Africa’s exchange control legislation. The matters we advise on include corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, financing transactions, utilisation of tax allowances available to taxpayers, the settlement of disputes with SARS and engaging with the South African Reserve Bank and Authorised Dealers to obtain exchange control approval for transactions. Our clients have the benefit of working with leading Tax & Exchange Control specialists who have advised a number of companies operating in the agricultural sector about structuring their affairs in the most efficient manner, while ensuring that they comply with the applicable legal framework.
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Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing Sector Services
Our services spread across the following practice areas:
Competition Law
Our Competition Law practice is experienced in advising clients on all competition law issues, including prohibited practice litigation, general compliance, corporate leniency, exemption applications and merger notifications.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Our Corporate & Commercial Law practice specialises in corporate law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, and provides general commercial law related services and advice. Our clients reap the benefit of working with leading corporate and commercial law specialists who have advised a number of multinational and local companies on establishing and building their presence in the South African agricultural market, and who have long-standing relationships with clients in the agri sector.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution practice has assisted in some of the most sensitive and complex cases and provides an approach that is pragmatic, commercially focused and solution based. Our Dispute Resolution practice partners with clients to identify and execute the most advantageous solutions, either by pursuing or defending arbitration or litigation proceedings, or through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Employment Law
Our Employment Law practice has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, including drafting contracts of employment and employee policies and procedures, advising on restructuring and retrenchments, advising on the employment law implications of the transfer of a business as a going concern, and conducting due diligence exercises from an employment law perspective.
Environmental Law
Our Environmental Law practice specialises in a wide range of environmental, energy, land use, water rights, mining rights, administrative and regulatory issues.
Real Estate Law
Our Real Estate Law practice has assisted in a full range of land matters ranging from conveyancing to funding and opinion assistance. Our Real Estate specialists advise on every component of a property transaction, including commercial and private or residential real estate acquisitions and disposals, property finance, leasing, management and disputes, structuring, restructuring, and environmental and permit matters.
Tax & Exchange Control
Our Tax & Exchange Control practice specialises in giving tax and exchange control advice on a wide range of matters that are regulated by South Africa’s extensive tax legislation framework, such as the income tax and VAT legislation, as well as South Africa’s exchange control legislation. The matters we advise on include corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, financing transactions, utilisation of tax allowances available to taxpayers, the settlement of disputes with SARS and engaging with the South African Reserve Bank and Authorised Dealers to obtain exchange control approval for transactions. Our clients have the benefit of working with leading Tax & Exchange Control specialists who have advised a number of companies operating in the agricultural sector about structuring their affairs in the most efficient manner, while ensuring that they comply with the applicable legal framework.
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Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing Lawyers
Our Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing (AAF) sector lawyers in South Africa and Kenya understand challenges and the industry’s commercial drivers. We provide practical and commercial advice to our clients in the AAF sector to help them achieve their business objectives, protect existing interests and maximise opportunities.
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More newsNavigating change: The new Expropriation Act v the old Expropriation Act
The Expropriation Bill of 2020, as approved and signed by the President, was published on 24 January 2025. It is now formally known as the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 (New Act). The date from which the New Act comes into operation is yet to be determined by the President, and will be confirmed by proclamation in the Government Gazette . The Expropriation Act 63 of 1975 (Old Act), which until now was the primary legislative authority governing expropriation of land, has been repealed with the enactment of the NewAct.
The Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill: Where to next?
For decades, the primary piece of legislation influencing agricultural land development has been the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act 70 of 1970 (Act). The Act was repealed by the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act Repeal Act 64 of 1998 (Repeal Act), however, more than 25 years later, the Repeal Act is yet to have come into full effect, and we remain primarily bound to the provisions of the Act. The aim of the Act is to prevent the fragmentation of agricultural land for the preservation of sustainable and economically viable farming activities by imposing regulations and procedures for the subdivision, control and development of such land.
Carbon Tax Phase Two: Impact on the agricultural sector
On 13 November 2024, National Treasury released the Discussion Paper on Phase Two of the South African Carbon Tax (Discussion Paper). In a media statement published alongside the Discussion Paper, National Treasury invited stakeholders to submit their written comments and proposals on the paper by 13 December 2024. This alert unpacks the current status of the carbon tax and its anticipated impact on the agricultural sector in the near future.