Mixed views on lockdown judgement
Durban – Constitutional lawyers and legal experts have polarised views on the Gauteng High Court judgment that declares some level 4 and 3 lockdown regulations invalid, with some describing it as “scathing” and a “symbolic victory” for constitutional democracy, and others decrying it as “lacking cogency”.
Corporate KZN Rates Cox Yeats top Law Firm in the Province
In the 2020 PMR.africa annual provincial survey assessing the top legal firms in province, a random, provincial sample of CEO’s, MD’s, business owners, company directors and managers and government officials based in the KwaZulu-Natal Province rated the legal firms.
Construction Contracts – Steps for recovery during and after lockdown
Present indications are that the lockdown may end at the end of April 2020, with a staggered re-integration for construction.
Power of Attorney
In these difficult times of COVID-19, you might need to prepare for a situation where a loved one or business partner is unable to attend to their own affairs, possibly because they are in quarantine, or have been hospitalised, or are maintaining strict social distancing.
Cargo movement during Covid-19 lockdown
On Monday 23 March 2020, the President of the Republic of South Africa announced a nation-wide lockdown for 21 days in order to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
Expanding their Footprint – Cox Yeats opens Johannesburg office
Cox Yeats Attorneys has seen the need to expand its footprint nationally, to service existing KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg clients with businesses based in Gauteng. This need resulted in KZN’s largest locally based legal practice, opening a Johannesburg office in Sandton on 1 March 2020. The law firm, with its main office located in Umhlanga, Durban, operates locally, nationally and internationally, offering expertise and specialisation in the commercial and personal legal fields.
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Cox Yeats Attorneys has seen the need to expand its foot-print nationally, to service existing KwaZulu-Natal and Johannes-burg clients with businesses based in Gauteng.
Covid-19 lockdown the impact on construction contract claims
The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has already had extreme impacts across the globe including South Africa. The impending lockdown we all face will result in construction sites being shut down.
Can Covid-19 be used to justify non-performance in terms on a contract
Covid-19 or what is better known as the coronavirus which started in Wuhan, China in December 2019 hit our South African shores in March 2020, with the first confirmed case in KwaZulu-Natal.
Leading Law Firm opens high power Joburg office in Sandton
KWAZULU-NATAL’S largest locally based practice Cox Yeats Attorneys, has expanded its footprint nationally. It opened a Joburg office in Sandton this month.