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An introduction to mergers and acquisitions in South Africa
24 January 2024
Mergers and Acquisitions or ‘M&As’ have become integral components of South Africa’s corporate landscape and play a crucial role in
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economic growth and development. In this article, we explore the legal framework and key considerations surrounding M&A transactions in South Africa by looking at the regulatory environment, c
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New CIPC changes for the filing of annual returns
15 January 2024
CIPC has again announced changes to the CIPC system for the filing of annual returns and beneficial ownership information, which
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introduces mandatory obligations for companies and close corporations when filing their annual returns.
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Anti-dividend stripping rules – when dividends turn into capital gains
30 November 2023
Dividend stripping has been under the watchful eyes of the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) for some time. As a
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highly technical topic, we will take a look in this article only at the anti-dividend stripping rules that may apply to dividend stripping.
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New SARS beneficial ownership disclosures when filing your trust tax returns
29 November 2023
Trustees should take note of additional requirements relating to the filing of provisional Trust tax returns in January 2024 as
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SARS climbs on the beneficial ownership reporting train.
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The Requirements for a Registered Office of a Company
04 September 2023
One aspect that is often not considered in great detail during the formation and registration of a juristic person in
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South Africa is its registered office, also often referred to as its registered address. Parties often opt to use a convenient location as a company’s registered address and do not give it suffi
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Competition Act new draft rules for company divestiture recommendations
29 May 2023
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has recently published new draft rules for comment relating to divestiture recommendations made
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by the Competition Commission. In this article, we take a look at these new rules.
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An introduction to mergers and acquisitions in South Africa
18 October 2023
Mergers and Acquisitions or ‘M&As’ have become integral components of South Africa’s corporate landscape and play a crucial role in
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economic growth and development. In this article, we explore the legal framework and key considerations surrounding M&A transactions in South Africa by looking at the regulatory environment, competition law, due diligence, tax, and transaction structuring that accompanies M&A transactions.
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The Requirements for a Registered Office of a Company
04 September 2023
One aspect that is often not considered in great detail during the formation and registration of a juristic person in
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South Africa is its registered office, also often referred to as its registered address. Parties often opt to use a convenient location as a company’s registered address and do not give it sufficient consideration when registering a company or when moving a company from one location to another. This article will briefly consider the legal requirements relating to a company’s registered office.
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Competition Act new draft rules for company divestiture recommendations
29 May 2023
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has recently published new draft rules for comment relating to divestiture recommendations made
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by the Competition Commission. In this article, we take a look at these new rules.
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Starting a Business in South Africa: Legal Requirements and the Companies Act
03 March 2023,
Maritza du Preez
Starting a business takes careful planning and involves compliance with certain legal requirements. It is important to understand the relevant
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regulations and legal requirements to be complied with, so you can make sure you do what is best for the business you are starting. The Companies Act is the primary legislation governing a company and provides the legal framework for starting your own business.
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New notification requirements for small business mergers
10 January 2023
New guidelines for small merger notification have been issued by the Competition Commission and businesses should take note of these
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when considering any mergers or acquisitions in the coming year. In this article, we look at the main aspects of these new guidelines.
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Precautionary suspension of an employee - what are the requirements?
02 November 2022,
Gerhard Smit
Employers are often challenged on the fairness of the precautionary suspension of an Employee. The inherent fairness criteria have been
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impacted by the decision of the Constitutional Court in Long vs South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd and others (2018) ZACC 7.
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