By James D Lekhuleni Section 7(1) of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979 (the Act), provides that a court may incorporate the spouse’s settlement agreement into the divorce order if it is in writing. The court has a discretion to incorporate the terms of a consent paper. It is not compelled to do so. It [...]
By Amanda Manyame With the dawn of social media and the increased use of digital mediums for communication, a number of unwelcome negativities came along, such as – cyberbullying; cyberstalking; Internet trolling; catfishing; kittenfishing; and just plain old harassment on the Internet. With social media ‘cyber harassment’ was born, a term often used and experienced, [...]
By Kershwyn Bassuday During a recent round table discussion held in London in February, Associate Professor Matteo Winkler of Tax and Law at business school HEC Paris proposed that employers should disclose how much they had paid out to settle sexual harassment claims (Ashleigh Wright ‘Employers should disclose sexual harassment claims, says academic’ www.personneltoday.com, accessed [...]
By Rico van der Merwe and Melandie Buitendag The concept of business rescue was introduced into South African corporate law through the enactment of ch 6 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act) and is similar to judicial management contained in the old Companies Act 61 of 1973. Business rescue proceedings are [...]
By Zolani Buba The new Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act) has introduced a regulatory regime aimed at providing an opportunity for companies struggling financially to obtain a reprieve necessary for possible resuscitation. Literature on the purpose of business rescue and what the regime sets out to achieve has grown tremendously since the [...]
