by VDT Attorneys | Feb 12, 2019 | Commercial, Surety
Although both are forms of security for a principal obligation (the payment of your vehicle finance loan), there is definitely a difference between these two forms of security. A surety will exist where a person (you) enters into an agreement with a creditor (the...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 12, 2019 | Commercial, Data Protection, Information, Information and data protection, POPI, Privacy
Data security has become an essential consideration for just about every business, small or large. With a constantly increasing amount of personal and sensitive client data being captured and maintained by businesses, it has become imperative for all businesses to...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 3, 2019 | Commercial, Trust
Our courts have held that animosity and difference of opinion are not sufficient grounds for trustees to remove another trustee from office. But what is the position where a trust deed authorises the majority of trustees to request another trustee to resign and they...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2018 | BEE, Commercial, Compliance, Minerals, Mining
The long-awaited Mining Charter 2018 or Mining Charter III (“MCIII”) has been signed by the Minister of Mineral Resources on 26 September 2018. MCIII is immediately effective and applicable to all mining companies in South Africa. MCIII contains a few vital concepts...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2018 | Commercial, Corporate
The Companies Act 71 of 2008 has, for the past seven years, been functioning without any major amendment thereto. In September 2018 however an amendment Bill has been published for public comment. Some of the proposed changes are certainly welcome with certain...
