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- Samantha holds a BSocSci, LLB, LLM, and PhD from the University of Cape Town. She previously worked in investigative legal research and has a keen interest in writing and socio-legal analysis. As the firm's chief content writer and legal editor, she is responsible for writing and or editing all STBB content, including all social media content, newsflashes, articles for publication in magazines and online portals, tenders and proposals, newsletters, legal updates and presentations, new employee bios, webinar and podcast advertisements, brochures, information sheets, content for special projects, and various email publications.
STBB Newsflash | Deceased estate administration: Important update on foreign executors and SARS eFiling
STBB’s Estates Department is currently experiencing considerable delays in finalising the administration of deceased estates where the appointed executor is a foreign national or South African citizen who resides abroad and has not yet updated their details with the South
Read MorePulse | Expanding POPIA’s reach: Information Regulator publishes draft Regulations on Processing Health and Sex Life Data
Recently, the Information Regulator circulated draft Regulations on Processing Health and Sex Life Data under the Protection of Personal Information Act (‘POPIA’). Applicable to listed responsible parties processing personal information regarding data subjects’ health or sex life for circumscribed activities,
Read MorePulse | Transforming the legal industry: Government approves the B-BBEE Legal Sector Code
Last week, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition gazetted the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Legal Sector Code of Good Practice (‘the LSC’), effective 20th September 2024. Underpinned by the objectives of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act (‘the B-BBEE
Read MorePulse | Labour law update: The Labour Appeal Court clarifies the role of conciliation in large-scale retrenchments
This month, the Labour Appeal Court (‘the LAC’) handed down a seminal judgment in NUMSA v SAA Technical SOC Ltd. Centring on an analysis of section 189A(7)(b)(ii) of the Labour Relations Act (‘the Act’), the case provides much-needed clarity on
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Eighth time’s a charm: SARB lowers the repo rate
Moments ago, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (‘SARB’) convened its fifth meeting of the year. As widely predicted by major financial institutions and economic analysts, SARB finally elected to lower the repo rate from 8.25%
Read MoreAll About Property | High Court reverses property sale and orders the Deeds Office to revive Durban woman’s title deed
Recently, the Durban High Court in Naidoo v Changing Tides 17 (Pty) Ltd set aside a sale in execution and declared the subsequent transfer of immovable property to a third party invalid after determining that there was no legal basis
Read MoreAll About Property | Explainer: A seller’s guide to bond cancellation
Are you in the process of cancelling the bond over your property? Whether you’re intending to sell or are finalising the details of your sale agreement, there are various legal requirements and costs associated with formalising bond cancellation. At STBB,
Read MoreAll About Property | Split zoning and clerical errors: A summary of Cape Estate Properties (Pty) Ltd v George Local Municipality
In May 2023, a full bench of the Western Cape High Court found in favour of a developer, Cape Estate Properties (‘the Appellant’), in its appeal against a decision of the George Local Municipality concerning the determination of the zoning
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