Petroleum and Related Litigation
Petroleum legislation aims to regulate sector operations and determine the sharing of the petroleum revenues and income between the State and the entity authorised to undertake these operations. It also…
Petroleum Licensing
About applying for a petroleum wholesale licence If you want to sell petroleum products to consumers for end use, you must apply for a wholesale licence from the Department of Mineral…
Liquidations
Liquidation and deregistration are not the same thing. Liquidation Liquidation implies that the business is not able to pay its debts. Liquidation further implies that the business will cease to…
Insolvencies
Insolvency in South African law refers to a status of diminished legal capacity (capitis diminutio) imposed by the courts on persons who are unable to pay their debts, or (which amounts…
Contract Law
South African contract law is ‘essentially a modernized version of the Roman-Dutch law of contract’,[1] which is itself rooted in canon and Roman laws. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement two or more parties enter into with the…
Divorce Law
The divorce process in South Africa is relatively straightforward, yet the financial and emotional consequences can be profound, especially since most divorces are normally lodged in the High Court. The…