Criminalisation of Cartels: A potential cure with side effects – South Africa
Competition authorities particularly in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia have enacted and entrenched criminal penalties for cartel behaviour. South Africa seems to desire to follow suit although the amendments to our Competition Act, (“Competition Act”) in relation to criminal sanctions have yet to come into operation. INTRODUCTION Punishing cartel ring-leaders, the offenders, […]
South African Tax Amendments 2015
INTRODUCTION Following a trend which commenced in 2013, the number and scope of proposed changes to the various fiscal Acts (mainly the Income Tax Act and VAT Act) continue to fall. This, no doubt, reflects the depletion of skills at Treasury, and the failure to replace them. Moreover, those changes that have been announced […]
The Current state of Mining in Africa
As the 2015 Mining Indaba kicked off in Cape Town earlier this month, Chris Stevens, Director at South African LEX Africa member Werksmans Attorneys, shared his thoughts on the current state of mining in Africa. Watch the full interview on CNBC Africa’s Open Exchange, here.
A decade under Des
As Des Williams steps down as Chairman of Werksmans Attorneys, South African LEX Africa member firm, we take the opportunity to reflect on a decade under his leadership and the great strides that Werksmans made with Des at the helm. Des has been with the firm since 1974. He has been a Director since March 1979 and Chairman since […]
LEX Africa members contribute to International Comparative Legal Guide to Mining Law 2015
Director and head of the Mining & Resources practice at South African LEX Africa member, Werksmans Attorneys, Chris Stevens authored the South African chapter in this practical cross-border insight into mining law. Click here to download a PDF of the chapter.
Football fixture lists are subject to copyright protection in South Africa
In a recent landmark judgment the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg declared that the fixture lists compiled by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for its annual and weekly fixtures are subject to copyright protection as afforded by the South African Copyright Act. The defendants, Gidani (Proprietary) Limited, South Africa’s licensed national lottery […]
Celebrating International Women’s Month with African women changing the face of the legal profession
Angolan Lex African member, FBL Advogados: “In Angola, the presence of women in all fields in legal professions is quite important and at a constant increase. At present, the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Justice is a woman and the former Minister of Justice was a woman. In the Judicial system there are […]
