The ABC of trust audits
It is that time of the year where firms are busy preparing for their annual Trust audit. This should be an easy exercise if...
Bad Things Happen When you Backdate
On 11 September 2020, the Minister of Justice announced that the mora interest rate had changed. This rate is critical to the operation of...
New site set to speed up company registration
A business portal, led by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), was launched last week. Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel said the...
SUPPLEMENTARY DIRECTIVE re COURT OPERATIONS IN THE PRETORIA AND JOHANNESBURG HIGH COURTS DURING THE...
Dated: 17 April 2020
To:
All Judges of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria and JohannesburgAll Judiciary Heads of the Regional and District Courts,...
Supreme Court of Appeal: Letter to Stakeholders on 21st April 2020
Letter to attorneys, the GCB, the constituent Bar Councils, Law Societies and the Legal Practice Council
In the light of the Covid 19 Pandemic, courts...
Master of the High Court Update – Deceased Estates Online – QR Codes
Deceased Estates online registration launched
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola officially launched the Masters’ Deceased Estate Online Registration System on 10...
Change of Name of a Company and a Close Corporation in Terms of the...
Since the inception of the New Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, (the Act) a fair amount of confusion exists as to the correct...
Where to now for the legal profession in South Africa?
Three years ago I began speaking about the tough times that lay ahead for the South African legal profession. “Alarmist! We’re doing just fine,”...
Legal Evolution/1 – Are you worth your fees?
1. Legal Evolution – mastering change and disruption
A couple of weeks ago, Malcolm Pearson, the editor of Tech4Law asked me to share some of...
The impact of cannabis in the workplace
Even though the use of cannabis in the home is now legal, the potential exists for employees to arrive at work under the influence....
Termination of an existing trust
COVID-19 induced reduced returns may provide a window of opportunity
When a trust no longer serves its original purpose or its assets have been distributed...
Legal Evolution/2 – What is Legal Project Management and how can I leverage it?
1. A brief definition of Legal Project Management
In the last Legal Evolution/1 article, I made brief reference to “Legal Project Management” and promised to...
