Corporate, Commercial & Natural Resources Team: Reporting BEE Transactions

On 9 June 2017, the Department of Trade & Industry published a notice requiring all parties involved in major B-BBEE transactions to register the transaction with the B-BBEE Commission within 15 days of concluding the transaction. In addition, major B-BBEE transactions concluded between 24 October 2014 and 8 June 2017 must be registered within 60 calendar days counted from 9 June 2017. The notice states […]

Independence and Team Work

Resisting the “big brand” trend, Durban law firm Cox Yeats has retained its independence while building a nimble and skilled team of legal experts focused on the community they serve. The award-winning firm, which has at its helm 45 hand-picked professionals, was founded more than 50 years ago by noted Durban legal eagle Graham Cox. Those […]

A new year and a fresh start to corporate governance

On November 1 the King Committee and the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa published the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (“King IV”). King IV was developed in response to international and local developments in corporate governance since 2009 when King III, its predecessor, was published. King IV replaces the King III […]

Construction Disasters – Special industry Groups Breakfast in KZN

Thirty of KwaZulu-Natal's leading property developers, construction companies and industry professionals gathered at Umhlanga·s Oyster Box Hotel _in May to listen to leading South African attorney Richard Heal speak on construction disasters, at a Special Industry Groups [SIGS) breakfast organised by the Kwazulu-Natal Chapter of the SACSC. The event was sponsored by Trak Construction and […]

Property law merger creates one of KZNs leading firms

Respected specialist property law firm Halstead Paola, has merged with Cox Yeats to create a combined property team with more than 100 years’ experience in property law. This merger was effective as of June 1. The amalgamation of Halstead Paola with Cox Yeats will resultin a Cox Yeats property team that is one of the largest […]

Property law firms merge

Durban legal firm Cox Yeats has announced a merger with Halstead Paola, a specialist property law firm, resulting in the establishment of one of the largest and most experienced property law departments in KwaZulu-Natal. Started in 1964, Cox Yeats provides legal solutions across a wide range of industry areas and disciplines including commercial, construction, property, […]

Construction Disasters – What happens next?

On Tuesday 24 May, thirty of Kwazulu-Natal’s leading property developers, construction companies and industry professionals gathered at Umhlanga’s Oyster Box Hotel to listen to leading South African attorney Richard Hoal, speak on construction disasters at a Special Industry Groups (SIGS) breakfast, organised by the Kwazulu-Natal Chapter of the South African Council of Shopping Centres. Mr […]

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