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In the past year, our pro bono team and other lawyers from Werksmans worked on a variety of matters across different legal fields. The following are s...

We were appointed by WorleyParsons (RSA) Proprietary Limited to investigate and uncover various corrupt relationships which existed between certain Wo...

Lead counsel to ASLA Holdings in a successful application in the Western Cape High Court seeking to interdict the continuation with a large scale infr...

Werksmans acted as South African counsel and lead counsel to Vantage in relation to USD12,500,000 funding provided by Vantage to Purple Retail Limited...

We advise BAIC Automotive SA (Pty) Ltd (parent company Chinese) on rights with regard to EPC contract with Beijing Industrial Design and Researching I...

Represented MTN at ICASA in disputes raised by Transnet Limited and Vodacom (Pty) Ltd respectively, relating to porting of mobile numbers in accordanc...

by Jacques van Wyk, Director; Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate; and Thabisa Yantolo, Candidate Attorney On 8 February 2021 the Minister of Employme...

2019 certainly started with a bang for Woolworths when social media carried the story of its sale of a baby carrier, which Woolworths had stated was s...

The internet, once hailed as a beacon of free expression and connectivity, has become a double-edged sword, where voices can be amplified or silenced ...

Dismissal for intimidation and accusations of racism by Jacques van Wyk, Director and Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate Issue Whether the dismissal ...

Breach of Covid-19 protocols in the workplace Issue Whether dismissal for dishonesty for infringing the employer’s Covid-19 protocols, was procedura...

by Natalie Scott, Director; and Kyra South, Associate In the wake of the recent Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited debacle, the Financia...

Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Head of Regulatory practice speaks to Business Day for their Focus 4.0 Transformation and Data Privacy for Organisations feature ...

Werksmans POPIA Training Course Click to register HERE With the full implementation and enforcement of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 o...

Webinar | Healthcare & Life Sciences Neil Kirby, Head of our Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice, with Helen Michael, Director, and Boitumelo ...

That is the Werksmans’ Way.

Ahmore Burger-Smidt | Chai FM – Morning Mayhem | 2 August 2022   Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Head of Data Privacy & Cybercrime, joined Chai FM...

With the ongoing ravages of Covid-19, the leisure industry continues to take a pounding in the South African market. Dr. Eric Levenstein, Head of our ...