[{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Commercial law governs general corporate and commercial transactions and includes company secretarial work; contracts such as sale agreements, lease agreements, agency agreements, distribution agreements, service agreements and shareholders agreements; as well as legal due diligence investigations.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Mergers & acquisitions involve the strategy, financing and management of companies, corporations or private entities and includes company sales and purchases, corporate restructuring, schemes of arrangement, takeovers, management buyouts and privatisations. Our panel members also assist with transaction closing, which involves ensuring that all conditions and requirements for transactions to successfully close, are properly complied with and occur timeously.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Financial Services Law covers a wide range of issues that are specific to businesses providing financial services within the industry, such as banks, insurance companies, asset managers, MANCOs, financial advisers, retirement funds and hedge funds. Our team advises on all applicable legislation and regulations governing the activities of these businesses and their highly regulated product offerings, including but not limited to the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, the Protection of Personal Information Act, the Pension Funds Act, the Long-Term Insurance Act and the Exchange Control Regulations.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Intellectual property (IP) law is that area of the law that covers \u2018creations of the intellect\u2019, including inventions; product designs; works of literature, art and music; computer software and films; as well as the brand names and logos that serve to identify and distinguish products. In legal terms the field covers patents, registered designs, copyright and trade marks. Our specialist IP panel member advises companies and entrepreneurs on what rights they have, how best those rights can be protected (devising strategies that are as cost effective as possible), and how they can deal with any IP threats that they may face. He also helps clients with negotiating and drafting a range of IP-related agreements including co-existence agreements, license agreements and software escrow agreements.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Employment law involves the regulation of the employer\/employee relationship and includes the drafting of employment contracts and disciplinary codes; the conducting of grievance hearings, disciplinary hearings, dismissals and retrenchments; interactions with trade unions (collective bargaining); succession planning and day to day human resource management. It also includes the preparation and implementation of employment equity plans; skills development planning and submissions and occupational health and safety audits.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Construction law involves advice on standard form contracts (including FIDIC, NEC, JBCC and standard forms recommended by the Built Environment professions); drafting of standard form qualifications and project specific contracts; and advice on applicable legislation, including the Construction Regulations 2003, the Built Environment professions legislation and regulations and the Construction Industry Development Board legislation and regulations.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Tax law involves planning and dispute resolution advice and representations in respect of the various types of tax, including income tax, value added tax, capital gains tax, secondary tax on companies (soon to be replaced by dividends tax), donations tax, international tax and employees tax. Tax law is constantly changing due to bi-annual changes to the legislation and court judgments on the legislation. As a result, individuals and businesses need specialised and ongoing tax advice. We have consultants with legal and accounting tax experience so that we can provide a tax service that is both legally and financially sound. Our consultants also offer compliance work (completion of returns, objections and appeals, and tax directives), representations on our clients\u2019 behalf to National Treasury\/SARS on legislative amendments, and advice on reportable arrangements.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Competition law governs compliance with the various provisions of the Competition Act and includes applications to the Competition Commission for merger approvals or non-binding opinions, competition law compliance investigations and subsequent compliance reports or training, as well as assistance in matters being investigated by the Competition Commission.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Our team is available to assess and implement ABC compliance steps for local companies transacting with foreign companies in order to ensure their compliance with foreign legislation, and to perform due diligence (also known as \u2018Know Your Client\u2019 or \u2018KYC\u2019) enquiries on staff, vendors, agents and suppliers to assist them in achieving accepted business governance ideals.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Public Procurement law regulates the purchasing by government of the goods and services it requires to function and to pursue the public welfare. The procurement principles set out in section 217(1) of the Constitution require public procurement to be done in accordance with a system which is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective. Section 217(2) makes provision for preferential procurement to further the advancement of previously disadvantaged groups. The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (and Regulations) was enacted pursuant hereto. Our consultants are able to advise on this legislative framework to ensure that government and other organs of state adopt appropriate procurement processes.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Our team is available to conduct commercial forensic investigations for clients suspecting theft, fraud or corruption taking place in their businesses.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Technology Media & Telecommunications law covers the drafting of technology development and licensing agreements, service level agreements, electronic commerce and telecommunications agreements; media and broadcasting regulatory compliance; and information security governance and risk management (in particular, information security, data protection and privacy policies).","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Administrative law is the branch of public law that regulates the activities of public and private bodies that exercise public powers or functions. It is primarily concerned with the daily business of government: the implementing of legislation and the exercise of delegated powers to take action. Administrative law permeates almost every facet of our legal system including public procurement, the provision of education and health services, transport, the protection of the environment and all forms of licensing. Our experienced consultants provide advice on, amongst other things: The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (enacted to give effect to the constitutional right to just administrative action) and the regulations made under the Act; how to ensure that administrative decisions are taken lawfully, reasonably and procedurally fairly in order insulate them from judicial review; the relationship between labour law and administrative law; strategic advice in relation to administrative appeals and reviews of government decision-making (including associated litigation strategies).","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Energy and Sustainability law is concerned with new legislation and regulations relating to: energy procurement and generation (the Electricity Regulation Act, the REFIT Guidelines, the New Generation Regulations, and the IRP2); responsible investing (Regulation 28 of the Pension Fund Act and the Code for Responsible Investing of South Africa); climate change (The White Paper on Climate Change); sustainability reporting (the Guidelines for Integrated Reporting and the Global Reporting Initiative\u2019s sustainability reporting guidelines) and green building (the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act\u2019s new regulations in respect of renewable energy and energy efficiency for new builds).","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Company turnarounds and business rescue proceedings are measures followed to restore distressed companies to financial and operational health. Our consultants can assess and manage legal, financial and business risks to avoid a liquidation process; devise and implement a recovery strategy; propose an optimal funding solution, which could include a restructuring of existing debt, raising of new debt and\/or equity, a compromise with creditors or a combination of these measures, and\/or formal Business Rescue under the Companies Act; and, together with the client, facilitate the implementation of the chosen financial restructuring plan, which includes representing or guiding the client in negotiations and managing relationships with stakeholders, such as banks, creditors and shareholders.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Environmental law encompasses the protection of natural resources and the regulation of human activities that impact on natural resources. Our team advises on the full range of environmental legislation, compliance with and challenges to environmental impact assessment processes, appeals and reviews of government decision-making, including associated litigation strategies, and due diligence investigations in relation to liability for environmental risks when purchasing land or a going concern.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Our team advises on the full spectrum of constitutional and human rights matters, including the application of the rule of law; fundamental rights; data protection and access to information; the relationship between (and the respective roles, powers and functions of) the three branches of government (legislature, executive and judiciary) and the three spheres of government (national, provincial and local).","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Blockchain Law is the field of law that arises from and is applicable to the use of blockchain technology for commercial purposes. Our specialist team, comprised of commercial, technology, financial services and banking lawyers, is available to assist with regulatory advice, commercial advice and drafting work relating to blockchain technology, and, together with our tech partners, smart contracts. We are also available to advise on the use of cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Banking & finance covers a wide range of transactions in the banking & finance sector and includes private equity investments, corporate finance, preference share funding and lending transactions such as leveraged finance, debt structuring and cross-border finance. Banking & finance panel members have the skills required for drafting and negotiating related finance agreements including security documents, and are able to advise on exchange control issues and legislation relevant to lending transactions.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Education law involves targeted legal and policy support to address issues relevant to all participants in the education sector, including public and independent schools, school associations, education unions, civil society organisations and the private sector. From ensuring compliance with education laws to developing lawful, fair and problem-free policies, our team has relevant experience in law and government to assist schools to strategically manage risks that impact on the teaching and learning environment.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Aviation law is the law governing flight, air travel and any and all business or conduct associated with aviation. Aviation law is largely guided by international conventions, many of which have been incorporated into domestic law. Aviation law branches into various other fields of law, including transactional law, consumer law, banking and finance law and insurance law.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Whilst property conveyancing services are reserved to conveyancers practising as such at law firms, our team is well qualified to advise on all other aspects of property law. This includes advising on commercial, leisure, residential, industrial and retail property matters, leases, sales, servitudes, developments and structuring, share blocks, sectional titles, time-share, fractional ownership, homeowners associations, body corporates and drafting of related legal agreements, legal and auditing management advice for lease and property portfolios, due diligence investigations, title deed and deeds office searches.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Insurance law is the law surrounding the insurance industry. Other than regulatory aspects, insurance law entails drafting insurance contracts, determining whether insurance policies are valid, evaluating policy wording, determining whether to repudiate insurance contracts or reject insurance claims, and pursuing or defending subrogated claims for insurers.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Our team has expertise in a variety of regulatory fields including advertising (governed by the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa\u2019s Code of Advertising Practice), tobacco products (governed by, amongst others: the Tobacco Products Control Act) and health (governed by, amongst others: the Medicines and Related Substances Act, the Pharmacy Act, the National Health Act, the Health Professions Act, the Allied Health Professions Act, and the Nursing Act).","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Litigation involves dispute resolution by the courts, and is reserved to attorneys practising as such at law firms. Our consultants are, however, able to advise on litigation avoidance strategies, alternative dispute resolution options and pre-litigation steps.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"style-1_1","name":"style-1_1","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Commercial mediation is a confidential and flexible process in which a neutral mediator actively assists parties involved in a commercial dispute to reach a negotiated agreement. The parties in dispute are in ultimate control of the decision to settle, and the terms of the agreement and the mediation process is without prejudice to the parties\u2019 existing legal rights. Our trained and experienced commercial mediators are available to mediate simple and complex commercial disputes.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Non-profit sector legal and compliance work includes advising on the most appropriate legal vehicle to house non-profits, establishing non-profits, assessing the prospects of success of an application for income tax exemption, applying for section 18A status where applicable, advising existing non-profits on legal compliance, marketing and fundraising, sustainability and donor relations, advising companies on BEE compliance including establishing broad-based ownership schemes.","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"Sports law is the body of law at work in the world of amateur, professional and international sport. Rather than being an independent body of law, Sports law draws on aspects of other areas of law as may be applicable to the relevant sporting context, with the dominant legal fields being contract law, intellectual property law, employment law, agency law, administrative law, commercial law and the law as it relates to procurement, corporate governance and risk management. ","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0},{"tplid":"specialist-fields","name":"specialist-fields-light","overlay":0,"content":{"title":{"permalink":"","attr":{"title":"Specialist Fields"},"target":"_self","title":""},"excerpt":"International Trade Law regulates trade on a global, regional and bilateral level. These international rules affect businesses involved in international trade in goods and services as well as those investing in foreign markets. Our specialist panel members advise clients on the maximisation of international business opportunities and the identification and management of risks inherent to international trade and cross-border transactions. ","clamp":15,"categories":"","shares":[]},"buttons":0,"shares":0}]