Authors: Stewart Payne and Natasha Rachwal, with supervision by Nick Altini and Leana Engelbrecht Following the declaration of a national state of disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 (as amended), the concerning escalation in the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in South Africa prompted the National Coronavirus Command Council … Read more
Author: NICK ALTINI The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ebrahim Patel has announced that all businesses that will be allowed to provide essential services are required to seek approval from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) in order for them to trade during the period of the lockdown in terms of … Read more
Author: Ifeoluwa Ogunbufunmi, Banwo & Ighodalo On a daily basis, we all see the “breaking news” stirred by the global pandemic, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its catastrophic ripple effect on world economies. The leadership of many countries, including Nigeria, are grappling with this unprecedented challenge, all eager to do their best to manage the unforeseen downturns … Read more
Authors: Bertrand Montembault and Olivier Binyingo A mere few weeks ago, the hypothesis that the COVID-19 virus would not affect the African continent was still being widely propagated. The theory that the virus does not survive in warm weather has since been debunked and the number of African countries that have recorded confirmed cases of … Read more
Authors: Jean Meijer and Stewart Payne Following our recent post on COVID-19 and its impact on competition law in Europe, South Africa has added its name to the list of countries using competition laws as a tool both to facilitate the healthcare response to the pandemic and protect consumers from exploitation. On 15 March 2020, … Read more
Author: REBECCA DONOVAN Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce that we have maintained our top tier rankings in five Africa-wide practice areas in the new edition of Chambers Global 2020: Africa-wide: Projects & Energy (for the 12th consecutive year) Africa-wide: Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals (for the 9th consecutive year) Africa-wide: Dispute Resolution … Read more
Authority: David Butler Professor David Butler is Emeritus Professor of law at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and was the main advisor to the South African Government on the International Arbitration Act with his work as part the South African Law Reform Commission’s work reforming South Africa’s arbitration legislation. Professor Butler is a life fellow of … Read more
Authors: Omar Sherif and Youssef Aboushair On 24 March 2019, Uber announced the USD 3.1 billion acquisition of Careem, one of the largest technology transactions in the MENA region. Shortly thereafter on 26 March 2019, the Egyptian Competition Authority (the “ECA”) issued a press release expressing its concerns about the transaction, echoing an earlier statement … Read more
Author: Jenna Cavanagh Given ongoing developments surrounding COVID-19 and to ensure the safety of our clients and employees, we regret to announce that the Breakfast Roundtable Discussion has been postponed until further notice. For more information, please contact Jenna Cavagh or your usual Herbert Smith Freehills Contact: Read more
