by VDT Attorneys | Jun 27, 2023 | Public Procurement, Public Sector, Review, Tender
To establish whether our courts have any prerogative to get involved with government procurement, one must turn to our Constitution. Section 217 of the Constitution determines that every system used for public procurement must follow the principles of fairness,...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 13, 2023 | Criminal, Criminal Record, Employee Screening, POPI, Sectional Title
With the South African crime rate being of concern to all South Africans, many citizens choose to live in sectional title schemes where security is often given a high priority. But what if the threat lies within the walls of the scheme? For this reason, many body...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 13, 2023 | Accountable Institution, FIC, FICA, Fines
The FIC Act requires that accountable institutions must comply with the FIC Act and its encompassing provisions relating to client identification and verification, client risk assessment and screening and various reporting responsibilities toward the FIC and extensive...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 13, 2023 | Amendment Act, Anti-money Laundering Amendment Act, Corporate governance, Non-profit, NPO
The passing of the Amendment Act has resulted in the proposed NPO Bill being withdrawn given that many of the proposed amendments were addressed in the Amendment Act. But what changes have the Amendment Act introduced in respect of NPOs? The Amendment Act has amended...
by VDT Attorneys | May 29, 2023 | Damages, Informed Consent, Medical negligence
As early as 1923, in one of the earliest cases heard by the then Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division, in the case of Stoffberg v Elliot, our Courts have held that “[a] patient by entering a hospital does not submit himself to such surgical treatment as the doctors...
