An attorney may spend years preparing High Court litigation, consulting with clients, drafting pleadings, briefing counsel, managing strategy and understanding every factual detail of a dispute.

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In mining transactions, section 11 consent under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act is often treated as a regulatory step that must be worked through before a transaction can be completed.

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A sale of land must be in writing and signed by the parties or by their authorised agents.

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The Constitutional Court’s judgment in Absa Bank Ltd and Another v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service is one of the most significant South African tax decisions in recent years, particularly in relation to the interpretation and operation of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (“GAAR”) in Part IIA of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (“the Act”).

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In South Africa, property rights occupy a particularly important place in our constitutional order.

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Cessions in security (otherwise known as cessions in securitatem debiti) have long been used by lenders to secure the performance of borrowers, offering what appears to be a straightforward collateral mechanism.

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