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New Companies Act tightens up director's duties

In recent years the various King Reports on Corporate Governance have recommended more accountability for directors of companies. These recommendations have found their way into the new Companies Act which was signed in April 2009.  < ...

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New Companies Act tightens up director's duties

In recent years the various King Reports on Corporate Governance have recommended more accountability for directors of companies. These recommendations have found their way into the new Companies Act which was signed in April 2009.

 The Act introduces a number of important changes to the roles and duties of persons acting formally or informally as directors. The changes have been anticipated by most directors holding office in public companies. However, directors of smaller private companies are still going about their business as usual.

 With the threat of criminal sanctions and personal liability, we encourage all our clients who act as directors of their companies or other companies to come up to speed with the requirements of the new Act before it takes effect.

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Labour law issues to look out for when selling your business

In these tough economic times, a lot of businesses are being sold by their owners. But eager sellers looking to offload their business quickly must take some legal considerations into account as well, especially what effect the sale will have on their staff. In a new article, Ashley looks at the recent decision handed down by the Labour Appeal Court in Business and Design Software (Pty) Ltd v Van der Velde (JA 35/06) [2009] ZALAC  

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FIFA 1 - ambush marketers 0

FIFA has won its first court case against ambush marketing which used some of the World Cup 2010 trademarks. The Pretoria High Court has ordered the Eastern Tavern to take down external signage which features the words "World Cup 2010" and displays the flags of various soccer nations. The pub was also ordered to pay FIFA's legal costs.

As this is the first case dealing with th ...

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