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Are you ready for the new Companies Act?
February 2010

The new Companies Act (Number 71 of 2008) was signed by the President on 8 April 2009 and is expected to take effect later this year. The new Act fundamentally changes the manner in which companies are to be operated and managed. Read more >>

Terminating the directorship of an employee does not automatically terminate the employment contract
February 2009

In Amazwi Power (Pty) Ltd v Turnbull the Labour Appeal Court had to decide whether Ms Turnbull's resignation as the Financial Director also resulted in the termination of her employment. Read more >>

Mine Health and Safety Amendments
December 2008

Parliament recently adopted the Mine Health and Safety Amendment Act. The amendments ensure that employers are responsible for health and safety on an outcome based approach as opposed to a rule driven prescriptive approach. Read more >>

Bell Dewar's new identity revealed
13 Nov 2008

Last night, Bell Dewar & Hall, one of the oldest established law firms in South Africa, revealed a new brand identity. Read more >>

Yes, Monday is also a Public Holiday
10 Jul 2008

If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, then that Sunday and the following Monday are official public holidays. Employees who undertake to grant paid leave on public holidays will accordingly be obliged to pay their employees for both the Sunday and the Monday if both days are ordinary working days. Read more >>

Operators have duty to ensure airports are safe
19 Jun 2008

THERE ARE 150 licensed airports in South Africa and many are or will be upgrading their infrastructure with a view to attracting 2010 tourist traffic to their provinces. When structural modif-ications are taking place an airport may appear confusing to pilots. Read more >>

A pollution price-tag
13 Jun 2008

SA is to investigate a carbon tax as well as incentives to reduce carbon emissions, which damage the atmosphere. Read more >>

South Africa - Update on cartel and leniency applications 2008
04 Jun 2008

The provisions of the Corporate Leniency Policy ("CLP") was introduced in 2004. Read more >>

Investors more sceptical about South Africa
17 Mar 2008

THE unstoppable run in commodity prices means that many mining projects that were previously not economically feasible are now profitable. Read more >>

Bell Dewar & Hall advises Implats on its acquisition of share capital from Afplats
23 Feb 2007

Bell Dewar & Hall acted for Impala Platinum Holdings Limited ("Implats") in a transaction relating to African Platinum plc ("Afplats") in which Implats offered cash for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Afplats. The Offer values each Afplats Share at 55 pence and the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Afplats at approximately R4 billion. Read more >>

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