Expropriation #6: Expropriation Bill V2.0 – October 2020

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood (Partner), Anja van Wijk (Senior Associate), and Marc Gevers (Candidate Attorney) October 2020 Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation, which looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation in the context of the revised Expropriation Bill published for comment 9 October 2020 (“Expropriation Bill”). [1] This
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Tax Implications of Settlement Awards for Recreational Club

By Marc Barros Gevers, Candidate Attorney and Dingumuzi Ndhlovu, Associate 22 September 2020 Introduction As the old adage goes, nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. However, unlike the former, there are certain entities which are exempt from normal tax. These tax-exempt entities are provided for in Section 10 of the Income Tax
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Tax Implications of Settlement Awards for Recreational Club

Written by Marc Barros Gevers, Candidate Attorney and Dingumuzi Ndhlovu, Associate Introduction As the old adage goes, nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. However, unlike the former, there are certain entities which are exempt from normal tax. These tax-exempt entities are provided for in Section 10 of the Income Tax Act 58
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Macatsha v Road Accident Fund 2020 (4) SA 275 (GJ)

By Marc Barros Gevers and checked by Divina Naidoo                       Background The parties in this matter are as follows: the Plaintiff is, an adult female, named Macatsha (“the Plaintiff”); and the Defendant is the Road Accident Fund (“the Defendant”). This case, as above cited, specifically deals with a judgment on the merits, the quantum
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City of Johannesburg’s Expanded Social Packages

By Marc Barros Gevers, Candidate Attorney and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner Introduction The City of Johannesburg (“The City”) has a number of financial assistance measures in place for its consumers. Each of these measures has their own specific requirements that a consumer would have to meet in order to qualify. Examples include the Pensioners’ Rebate and
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Smoking in Sectional Title Schemes and Other Community Schemes

By Lisa Schmidt- Associate and Marc Gevers – Candidate Attorney INTRODUCTION The Corona virus (“COVID-19” or “the virus”) outbreak has changed many facets of our lives. In terms of Regulation 11B to the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 (“the Regulations”), from midnight on Thursday 26 March 2020 until Midnight on 16 April 2020, a
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Insurance Cover as it relates to COVID-19 and other similar infectious diseases

Introduction The nation and the world at large are presently being rocked by the pandemic that is COVID-19. In times such as these, it is important to equip yourself with knowledge, not only about the virus and how to protect yourself against it, but also about the impact that it could have on your business.
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Homo Sapiens, Negro, Ethiopian, Semite, Israelite People of South Africa and Sabina Valerie Clarisse v President of South Africa and National Treasury and South African Revenue Services 2020 1 All SA 780 (WCC)

BACKGROUND The parties in this matter were as follows: “The Homo Sapiens, Negro, Ethiopian, Semite, Israelite People of South Africa” (the “First Applicant”) who were represented by Ms. Sabina Valerie Clarisse (the “Second Applicant”); The first respondent was the President of South Africa (the “First Respondent”), and the National Treasury (the “Second Respondent”), and the
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Mampane NO and Others v National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers and Another 2020 2 BLLR (LAC)

BACKGROUND The four Appellants are, the Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission (“the NLC”), the NLC, the board of the NLC, and the Human Capital Manager of the NLC (“the HCM”). The Respondents are respectively the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (“NUPSAW”) and Ms Mokgatlha (“Mokgatlha”). The appeal is against the Labour
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EXPROPRIATION #5: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 25 OF THE CONSTITUTION, FEBRUARY 2020

INTRODUCTION This article is one in a series on expropriation that looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation without compensation (“EWC”).  A list of the earlier articles in this series can be found at the end of this article. This instalment examines the proposed amendments to section 25 of the Constitution of
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