On the 15th of August 2020, the entire country moved to Alert Level 2 of the National Lockdown. This has been welcomed by all South Africans, mainly due to the ban on the sale of alcohol and cigarettes being lifted, however, another notable amendment is the relaxation of the stringent lockdown restrictions on residential evictions. […]
Dear Clients, Friends and Businesses locally and abroad, On 26 June 2020, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services published a reduced prescribed rate of interest (legal interest), for the purposes of Section 1(1) of the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act (“the Act”). The rate of interest has dropped from 9.75% to 8.75% , […]
Dear Clients, Friends and Businesses locally and abroad, We are pleased to announce the second phase of our planned physical office re-opening, which shall commence on Monday 15 June 2020. Our Cape Town office will be open from 8:30 to 16:30 on Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. If you have any questions, please do […]
NEW EXPANDED LIST OF PERMITTED LEGAL SERVICES AND ACCESS TO COURTS UNDER ALERT LEVEL 3 Dear Clients, Friends and Businesses locally and abroad, We are pleased to advise that on 2 June 2020, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services issued new Directions (“the Directions”), which permit more legal services and updated court procedures under […]
Dear Clients, Friends and Businesses locally and abroad, We welcome the move to Level 4 by the government, and we hope that the current situation will continue to improve as the President has advised that the Level 4 restrictions will be amended to address the public’s concerns. Throughout the lockdown we have been working remotely. However, […]
Movement of goods and persons as of 14 May 2020 The latest Regulations gazetted on 14 May 2020, relating to the movement of goods and persons in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002, have repealed the previous Regulations issued on 7 May 2020. In our earlier article titled ‘Did you enter […]
DID YOU ENTER INTO A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT OR TRANSFER PROPERTY BEFORE LOCKDOWN? GOOD NEWS: MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AND GOODS ALLOWED FROM 7 MAY 2020 TO 7 JUNE 2020 In terms of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002 Regulations gazetted on 7 May 2020, persons who entered into leases before or during lockdown, or […]
National Disaster Workplace Safety Overview COVID-19 Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Workplace Directives Obligations placed on employers to protect their employees and members of the public who enter the workplace. What does OHSA require of employers? Employers are required to provide and maintain “as far as is reasonably practicable a working environment that […]
Join us for a free webinar to be held on Tuesday, 28th April at 14.00pm to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on property. The onslaught of this virus has affected everyone in some way or another and not least of all property owners and tenants, whether commercial or residential. Topics to be covered What is […]
C D and Another v Department of Social Development In the above judgment delivered on 14 April 2020 in the High Court, Western Cape Division, Judge Meer granted an order which enabled the First Applicant to travel from Cape Town to Bloemfontein and back, to collect the First and Second Applicants’ children from their […]