The State of the Law during Lockdown

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 24, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, COVID 19 Related News, News

Updated: Apr 14 Authors: Candice Pillay – Director, Lawtons Africa Article courtesy of Lawtons Africa The nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus was announced on 23 March 2020 amid speculation and fear around the deployment of the South African...

COVID-19 Lockdown: What does this mean for employees?

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Seshni Govender – Staff attorney, Durban As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads through society, the rules and norms in the workplace are changing. With South Africa in a 21-day lockdown for the first time in its history, many people are left with unanswered...

South Africa’s National Lockdown and Civil Liberties

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Shadreck Masike – Intern, Cape Town The world has not faced a global crisis to the proportions being posed by the COVID-19 pandemic since World War II. Since its outbreak in late 2019, the pandemic has ravaged societies starting in Wuhan, China, spreading to the...

COVID-19 Infection and the workforce

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Siyabonga Zondi – Intern, Durban Office In the most unequal society in the world, which is currently going through a recession, perennial power cuts and one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, a deadly communicable virus outbreak is the last thing...

Birth certificates for undocumented minors

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, ATTORNEY MENTIONS, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

Lesley Blake studied at Wits University and was admitted as an attorney in 1995. Her practice consists of service to the SMME market – general legal advice, collections, drafting agreements and general litigation. The practice is also slanted towards Family Law...

The Green Market Square furore

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By: Mattew December – Intern, Cape Town On 8 October 2019, a group of refugees commenced a sit-in protest at the Cape Town offices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) following a wave of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals across the...