by VDT Attorneys | Jan 16, 2024 | Tax, Tax avoidance, Tax evasion, Tax liability, Tax planning
In this article we take a look at what exactly is meant by the terms tax evasion and tax avoidance, the differences between the two, how one determines which is which, and factors to look out for that should immediately ring alarm bells. The Westminster DoctrineThe...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 16, 2024 | Absent without leave, Culture, Dismissal, Leave
In the CCMA case, the CCMA had to determine the fairness of a dismissal that occurred where an employee was absent without the employer’s leave for two weeks to attend a traditional initiation school. The employee, employed as a branch manager, claimed that she had...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 16, 2024 | Accrual, Alter Ego Trusts, Divorce, Marriage, Trust
A trust is defined as the arrangement through which ownership in property belonging to one person is by virtue of a trust instrument made over or bequeathed, to another person, namely the trustee, in whole or in part, to be administered or disposed of according to the...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 30, 2023 | Criminal charges, Disciplinary hearing, Labour Court, Misconduct
In the recent case of Ramthlakgwe v Modimolle-Mookgopong Local Municipality and Another (JS562/23) [2023] ZALCJHB 190) the Labour Court had to consider whether it would be fair for an employer to proceed with disciplinary action against an employee on charges that are...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 30, 2023 | AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Code of Conduct
Although AI and AI capability have been around for some time, the ChatGPT phenomenon that hit the world in 2022 has thrown a spotlight on the rapid progression and ‘unworldly’ capabilities of AI systems and how effective they are in assimilating huge amounts of data...
