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A dispute resolution clause should not be treated as a boilerplate. In Superway Construction v Cape Metal Windows Servicing, the court found mediation to be an “indispensable gateway” to adjudication. Jones Antunes and Tshegofatso Matlou consider this, werksmans.com/beware-of-boil…
Proposed changes to Gauteng’s Mandatory Mediation Protocol aim to ease congestion in the Special Interlocutory Court. Dakalo Singo and Wamkelwe Ntuli consider whether the changes will reduce backlogs or shift them elsewhere, werksmans.com/proposed-amend…
Smart glasses and AI-enabled earbuds are turning everyday devices into data collection tools. Ahmore Burger-Smidt considers the POPIA implications for organisations, from transparency and lawful processing to security and transborder data transfers, werksmans.com/invisible-data…
AI is increasingly embedded in gambling and betting products and platforms. Existing gambling laws in South Africa and across Africa were not designed for AI. Wendy Rosenberg and Tebogo Sibidla examine the growing regulatory gap in SA and across Africa, werksmans.com/ai-and-gamblin…
Werksmans advised a consortium of local investors on its acquisition of LekkeSlaap, a homegrown platform serving over nine million guests with over 40,000 properties across Southern Africa.
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The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered Eskom and environmental regulators to act over pollution linked to Kusile Power Station. Jones Antunes and Tashlin Ramanundh examine the implications for environmental compliance and enforcement, werksmans.com/kusile-polluti….
South Africa’s proposed Electronic Communications Amendment Bill could reshape access, pricing, spectrum and competition rules, with implications for investment and commercial agreements. Tebogo Sibidla considers six questions businesses should be asking, werksmans.com/new-communicat…
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has published draft AI standards covering transparency, data quality and human oversight. Wendy Rosenberg considers the implications for organisations. Comments close 10 November 2026, werksmans.com/sabs-publishes….
Congratulations to our Candidate Attorneys who have been offered Associate positions, effective 1 March 2027. We recognise your hard work and dedication and wish you every success in this next chapter of your professional journeys.
South Africa’s heritage is found in its pursuit of justice, equality, dignity and freedom. This Heritage Day, we reflect on the commitment to advancing access to justice, reflected by Dakalo Singo werksmans.com/expressing-our…, Naledi Motsiri and Nothando Nyoni werksmans.com/what-are-we-le….
The Labour Appeal Court has reaffirmed a fundamental principle of dismissal law, substantive and procedural fairness are intertwined, but they remain distinct. Bradley Workman-Davies examines the judgment and its implications for employers, werksmans.com/bad-process-do….
Can employees be required to interview for roles during a restructuring process? Bradley Workman-Davies looks at when competitive interviews can be fair, and the distinction between utilising them for redeployment and retrenchment, werksmans.com/interviewing-f….
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[MAKING SENSE] You ask AI to summarise a document. Where does the information actually go? Smart glasses can process what you are looking at. But once that data leaves the device, where is it stored, and how secure is it?
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2026 marks a significant shift for South African exporters of steel, aluminium, cement and iron to the EU, as CBAM moves into its definitive phase.
Natalie Scott considers what exporters should know and do now, werksmans.com/south-african-….
South Africa’s COVID-19 disaster declaration led to extensive regulations and measures. GBVF was classified a national disaster in December 2025 without a comparable regulatory response.
Naledi Motsiri and Nothando Nyoni examine what it means in practice, werksmans.com/a-tale-of-two-…
Two Gauteng Division judgments have reached opposing conclusions on whether cryptocurrency constitutes “capital” for purposes of the Exchange Control Regulations, werksmans.com/is-cryptocurre…
Workplace bullying can expose employers to significant legal risk when misconduct goes unaddressed and grievance processes stall. Bradley Workman-Davies unpacks the Ramugondo v Rand Water CCMA decision and its implications for constructive dismissal, werksmans.com/when-silence-b…
In the Labour Court's Nxele judgment, Bankey Sono and Sandile Mogweng unpack the implications for employers and workplace disciplinary proceedings involving whistleblower protections, werksmans.com/nxele-v-chairp…
A recent High Court judgment provides important clarity on when voluntary business rescue commences and whether it can be used to prevent a pending compulsory business rescue application. Eric Levenstein, Brandon Starr and Clio Patricios unpack, werksmans.com/procedural-cer…
