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Johan Coetzee

Managing Director, Commercial Law, Property Law & Conveyancing Services

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Smarter contracts for better infrastructure

28 May 2026

GCC 2025 introduces clearer, fairer construction contract terms to improve project delivery and collaboration.

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Not all leases are created equal

28 May 2026

Protection under the Consumer Protection Act for residential leases depends on the landlord’s ordinary course of business.

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From pen to platform: can you sign digitally?

14 January 2026

Are digital signatures legally valid? Find out when electronic signing works, and when “pen to paper” is still required.

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Deregistration Looms for Non-Compliant Companies

13 January 2025

The recent ruling of Goosen v Minister of Trade and Industry and Others (EL 639/2024) [2024] ZAECELLC 28 highlights the critical duty... companies have to file annual returns with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and the significance of the procedures companies must follow to reinstate a deregistered company.

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Who pays for construction delays?

29 October 2024

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Merging the pieces when transactions become indivisible

03 October 2024

On 28 June 2024, the Competition Commission published Draft Guidelines under section 79(1) of the Competition Act to address its... approach towards 'indivisible transactions.' These guidelines are aimed at providing clarity on how multiple transactions can be evaluated as a single merger filing. In this article, we explore the key elements of the Dra

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The implications of a waiver of rights by directors

02 September 2024

The Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) recently handed down a judgement in what has been cited as a ‘landmark case’... in respect of the waiver of directors’ rights and the impact of such waiver on a company. In this article, we look at what a ‘waiver’ of rights in terms of a contract entails and what the effect

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Suretyship vs Guarantee. What’s the difference?

02 May 2024

In this article, we look at two primary forms of security commonly found in financial transactions, namely suretyship agreements and... guarantees, and explain the difference between these two forms of security.

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Smarter contracts for better infrastructure

28 May 2026

GCC 2025 introduces clearer, fairer construction contract terms to improve project delivery and collaboration.

Article

Not all leases are created equal

28 May 2026

Protection under the Consumer Protection Act for residential leases depends on the landlord’s ordinary course of business.

Article

From pen to platform: can you sign digitally?

14 January 2026

Are digital signatures legally valid? Find out when electronic signing works, and when “pen to paper” is still required.

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Deregistration Looms for Non-Compliant Companies

13 January 2025

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Who pays for construction delays?

29 October 2024

There is an old joke in the construction sector that says, “All construction projects follow the 3, 2, 1 rule... - It takes three times longer than planned, costs twice as much as planned, and you only ever develop property once.” This is obviously an exaggeration, but as is often the case, there is some truth in the joke. In this article, we explore construction projects that are not completed by their deadlines, examining who should be held accountable for this and the additional costs that usually follow.

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