Where did the money go: Reporting on Cash Flow
There is a secret when it come to law firm cash flow. It's so obvious that it is often overlooked. Perhaps it is exactly...
FATCA and CRS in the South African Context – Four Common Misconceptions
Neil Montgomery, Senior Manager – Corporate Services Compliance, addresses four common misconceptions around the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Common Reporting...
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 Business Development During the Pandemic : Think Differently
Lawyers need to think differently during the pandemic, now is not the time to do the same.
“The biggest problem lawyers have is just getting...
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, law firms were under pressure to maintain profitability. That...
Many smart lawyers know they have to modernise their legal accounting software. They’re just not sure how to go about that. The good news...
Billing Processes for Lawyers – 10 June 2020
Wednesday this week, we are meeting online for 30 minutes to discuss billing systems and processes, why not invest these 30 minutes to improve...
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...
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,...
Financial Assistance to Small Law Firms
LSSA President, Mvuzo Notyesi, via Acting Executive Director, Tony Pillay has mentioned in an email to Tech4Law that a number of organizations have requested...
South African competition authorities shift focus following coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has caused a public health crisis and has significantly impacted global financial markets. The virus has also had an...
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,”...
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...
