Tribunal ruling reinforces substance over form in insurance
CDH says the decision highlights the risks for businesses that incorporate cover or risk-transfer arrangements into broader commercial offerings.
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Husband’s domicile no longer decisive in cross-border marriage disputes
Practitioners say the judgment may reshape how assets, spousal claims, and property transactions are handled where marriages span several jurisdictions.
Will the Fair Pay Bill level the playing field – or change the rules?
Proposals aimed at ending salary history discrimination and improving pay transparency may also reshape how employers hire and how employees negotiate pay.
CDH flags compliance risks in replacement policy advice
The law firm says recent FAIS Ombud and Tribunal decisions highlight disclosure, suitability, and record-keeping failures in replacement policy cases.
Exemption opens Lloyd’s specialist insurance to SA market
It is now easier for brokers and policyholders to place business with Lloyd’s, particularly for personal indemnity, cyber, marine trade, and mining exposures.
What employees should know about year-end bonuses
Employees don’t have a statutory right to a year-end bonus – payment depends on contract, collective agreement, policy, or binding past practice.
Employment equity targets drop key safeguards from Solidarity deal
The final employment equity targets have sparked concerns over transparency and methodology in the absence of clear, evidence-based rationale from the Department of Employment and Labour.
New employment equity regulations raise the stakes for employers
With the 2025 Employment Equity Regulations now in effect, designated employers must align with stricter sectoral targets or face stiff penalties – unless they can justify non-compliance.
Dismissal may void restraint of trade, says Labour Court
A recent judgment suggests employers may lose the right to enforce restraints of trade when they terminate staff for misconduct.
Ruling sheds light on SARS’s application of section 12B tax incentive
Binding Class Ruling 88 provides guidance on what qualifies as a ‘generation asset’ and how the allowance applies to limited partners investing in solar PV energy assets.
Digital drive fuels compliance, latest tax statistics show
Tax experts Louis Botha and Nicholas Carroll from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr discuss the significance of 2023 Tax Statistics, emphasising the potential impact of additional tax measures, the growth of the taxpayer base, and insights into Company Income Tax trends.
