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, 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on 14 May 2020, relating to the movement of goods and persons in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002, have repealed the previous Regulations issued on 7 May 2020.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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Civil and Commercial Disputes During COVID-19 and Beyond Various mechanisms exist through which an aggrieved party can seek to resolve a civil and/or commercial dispute with another party, most notably through the use of the traditional court-based litigation system. South Africa has inherited an adversarial civil justice system from English law, […]
Amid the lockdown and its economic ramifications, the Government has presented a range of measures available to South African businesses and individuals in a bid to alleviate some of its most devastating effects. From loans to tax breaks, most interventions are designed at helping small businesses for a short term. Additionally, there are measures which […]