Womens Day 9 August 2020
During the month of August, Maguga Attorneys would like to highlight and create awareness of the abuse women face during the lockdown. We encourage all to be pro-active and report abuse as soon as you become aware of it and encourage the abused to stand up for rights by taking legal action or reporting their [...]
374 Days to comply with POPI Act
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/explainer-sas-privacy-law-kicks-in-this-july-which-means-374-days-until-your-business-gets-fined-2020-6?fbclid=IwAR2Dz12eXgrbELV04BqrWCIrTgRY0FN4i4OhzHyEyjSKE-vFHUIMuzrqkkY
Taurus creates R300m fund for SA law firms
Although a number of South African law firms have shifted to online consulting solutions, many are under financial strain due to the current delays and limitations at the courts, deeds office, Road Accident Fund and other legal bodies. Only urgent matters are currently being heard with delays in proceedings impeding billing hours and payment for [...]
Money laundering risks in a global pandemic
BY: MARELISE VAN DER WESTHUIZEN AND SABEEHA KATHRADA-KHAN The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) published a notice in March 2020 indicating that there will be no relaxation of obligations under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 2001 (FICA) during the nationwide lockdown. A robust money-laundering policy ought to form an integral part of any company's compliance program. [...]
Deal-making in a virtual world – the working environment post-Covid-19
It is difficult to lift one's gaze from the immediate, dramatic impact that Covid-19 has on our working lives and look towards the horizon to see what lies ahead. Looking around corners does not feature in the workplace triage in which we are engaging at the moment. And to be fair, there are many businesses [...]
Drive in mining to include women, legal expert
There is a real drive to include women in mining, which is apparent in the 2018 Mining Charter, with the requirement for mining companies to include women at all levels of employment, as well as at shareholding level, according to Lili Nupen, of boutique law firm Nupen Staude de Vries, which specialises in construction, mining [...]
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