Dentons - South Africa Newsletter

South Africas Protection of Investment Act

January 26, 2017

Since 2012, South Africa has terminated the bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with European countries such as Denmark, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands. South Africa’s BITs with Russia and China still remain in force.

The China Africa Joint Arbitration Centre

January 26, 2017

In this article, we discuss the China-Africa Joint Arbitration Centre, which was established for the purposes of addressing commercial disputes between Chinese and African parties.

Deductions: Can an employer deduct money from an employee’s salary to recover damages or losses?

January 26, 2017

Employers may be tempted to get an employee to pay for the cost of damages or losses which he or she causes by simply deducting the money from his or her salary. This would be a handy way to hold employees to account and to get them to take better care of the employer’s property. But it’s not that simple…

Amendments to the Namibian Credit Agreements Act

January 26, 2017

Dentons would like to thank Nawala Kamati-Unger of Engling, Stritter & Partners (http://englinglaw.com.na/) for this month’s contribution to the Africa section of the Dentons South Africa Newsletter. In this article, Nawala provides an overview of recent amendments made to the Namibian Credit Agreements Act.

Recent Developments in International Arbitration

January 9, 2017

The Dentons International Arbitration Group provides updates regarding developments in international arbitration in Africa, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.

US Policy Scan 2017

January 3, 2017

The Dentons US Policy Scan 2017 provides our annual analysis of the legislative and political landscape in the United States of America under a new Congress and, this year, a new Presidential Administration. In addition to taking a close look at the issues, questions and conflicts that will dominate the dialogue within and between the new White House and Capitol Hill, we offer a review of legislative and policy developments in the state houses across the US.