Covid-19 in the Workplace: In Terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act And Basic Conditions of Employment Act

By Charlotte Clarke, Associate and Frank Sebatana, Candidate Attorney   Background On the 5th of March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the Republic of South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has since declared the outbreak of Covid-19 a national state of disaster in terms of the Disaster
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CAN A CREDITOR HAVE BUSINESS RESCUE PROCEEDINGS CONVERTED INTO LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS?

  There can be no denying that one of the hardest hitting consequences of COVID-19 will be on business throughout South Africa, big or small, particularly following the lockdown put in place by the South African government, effective  from midnight, 27 March 2020. Many businesses will suffer financially, with revenues predicted to drop sharply until
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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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Corona Virus and Business Rescue – A Lifeline for Distressed Companies

As at the 22rd of March 2020, South Africa had officially confirmed 274 cases of SARS COV-2, more commonly termed the Corona virus. With the promulgation of national regulations, the effects of this novel virus are starting to take hold. As a business owner, you may be considering your options and wrestling with the survival
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Interactive Trading 115 CC and Another v South African Securitisation Programme and Others (2119/2017) [2019] ZALMPPHC 10; 2019 (5) SA 174 (LP) (29 March 2019)

SUMMARY This is an application for rescission of judgment wherein Interactive Trading 115 CC (the “First Applicant”) and Barend Stephanus Schempers (the “Second Applicant”) (the “Applicants”) sought to rescind a judgment which was granted in default against them on 21 December 2017 and later varied on 05 June 2018. Both the main judgment and the
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Corona and the Companies Act

We have been placed, legitimately and necessarily, into a state of disaster in response to the international pandemic that is Covid-19. It is obviously so that we must unite as fellow human beings to take care of one another, mitigating the harms that could influence the health, and lives, of the vulnerable in our society.
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Coronavirus disease (COVID -19) and the Workplace: Implications for the Employer and Employee

INTRODUCTION Due to the rapidly increasing rate of infection of the coronavirus (COVID – 19) globally and within South Africa, employers across the country are faced with various health and safety implications in the workplace. This article aims to address certain issues and concerns that both employers and employees may have arising from COVID-19. What
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The Legal Implications of Spreading Misinformation and Fake News about Coronavirus (COVID-19)

With the rise of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) we have all experienced an immense influx of information, which can at times be overwhelming and inadvertently lead to mass hysteria. This hysteria is further amplified with the spread of misinformation and fake news. Often the information we are exposed to on the various social media platforms is
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Nativa Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd v Keymax Investments 125 (Pty) Ltd 2020 (1) SA 235 (GP)

SUMMARY The Applicant (“Nativa”) seeks to join the Third Respondent (“Marce”) as third defendant in an action for damages allegedly suffered by Nativa as a result of a fire that broke out on commercial premises owned by the First Respondent (“Keymax”). Nativa leased a unit from Keymax for the purposes of packaging pharmaceutical materials. The
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South African Football Association v Fli-Afrika Travel (Pty) Limited (13172018) [2020] ZASCA 4 (4 March 2020)

BACKGROUND The Appellant, the South African Football Association (hereinafter referred to as “SAFA”), and the Respondent, Fli-Afrika Travel (Pty) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Fli-Afrika”) had a long-standing commercial relationship, in terms of which Fli-Afrika was SAFA’s travel agent. The subject of the appeal was two agreements concluded between the parties, namely a Service Level
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