New blood at Cox Yeats
Jonathan re-joined Cox Yeats at the beginning of 2020 as Team Leader of the firm’s Information & Communications Technology practice, extending the firms’ services portfolio to include its’ clients’ information technology requirements.
The Construction Mafia
Watch the Carte Blanche clip below, where attorney Peter Barnard was interviewed on the issue of construction mafia.
Does my business spend too much on IT
Is the rhetorical question on many CEO’s lips, even though they are inwardly sure it is so.
Law firm celebrates its continued success
Durban – Law firm Cox Yeats Attorneys has grown exponentially over the years since moving from the Durban CBD to uMhlanga in 2010.
Cox Yeats Attorneys is pleased to announce that 7 lawyers have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in South Africa
Cox Yeats Attorneys is pleased to announce that 7 lawyers have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in South Africa. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill
The financial industry is in a state of overhaul due to the phasing in of the “Twin Peaks” regulatory model. This model sees the consolidation of market conduct regulation under one body – the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the regulation of financial institutions by the Prudential Authority to create a resilient and stable financial system.
Married and wanting to change your marital regime
In terms of our South African Law, if you do not properly execute an antenuptial contract prior to marriage, then you are automatically deemed to be married in Community of Property (“INCOP”) which is South Africa’s “default” marital regime.
Housing Consumer Protection to receive a facelift
The Housing Consumer Protection Bill (the Bill) was published for public comment on 30 August 2019. The Bill will ultimately replace the existing Housing Consumer Protection Measures Act (the Act).
The Spiders Web – Navigating the M and A Regulatory Framework
As a commercial attorney who often structures mergers and acquisitions, one becomes all too familiar with the legislative hurdles and red tape that are the hallmark of these transactions. Despite good intentions, the ever-expanding ‘protections’ imposed by Government often prove a hinderance, and serve to discourage otherwise keen businesspeople and entrepreneurs. It is our daily […]
Investment Liability – How great is the risk
For many years, South African law on the negligence of investment advisors or brokers has been governed by Durr v Absa Bank Ltd and Another and Cooper and Others v Syfrets Trust Ltd . The legislature has since sought to prescribe the proper conduct of financial services providers (“FSPs”), a group which includes investment brokers.