by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Business, Insolvency / Liquidation, Property, Uncategorized
“The purpose of the legislature in enacting s 34(1) is to protect creditors by preventing traders who are in financial difficulty from disposing of their business assets to third parties who are not liable for the debts of the business, without due advertisement to...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Business
“…it must be asked whether, but for the Covid-19 outbreak, the interruption or interference to the Applicant’s business would have occurred when the Lockdown Regulations were promulgated” (extract from the judgment below) It’s no surprise that our media has been...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Business, Company / Corporate / Compliance
“A stitch in time saves nine” (wise old proverb) The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown have opened up new avenues of profit for some businesses, but they have also subjected many others to the spectre of business failure. Unfortunately we can expect...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Business, Information Technology Law / Cyberlaw
At long last the main provisions of POPIA (the Protection of Personal Information Act) have been gazetted, and they will commence on 1 July 2020. That means that the one year transitional period will expire on 30 June 2021. Don’t panic just yet, and ignore...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Business, Website of the Month
“This Too Shall Pass. It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass” (Unknown) Entrepreneurs and the small businesses they run are bearing much of the brunt of our deepening economic woes. Some SMEs have prospered, others have sunk – most of us have just battled...
by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Dec 1, 2020 | Business, Website of the Month
Our law (in the form of the Protected Disclosures Act) encourages employees to disclose unlawful or irregular conduct in their workplaces without fear of reprisal. Why encourage it? “3 Reasons Why Whistleblowing is Important for Public and Private Companies” on...
