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The North African country has updated its labour legislation for the first time in 22 years, aligning the state with international standards. Egypt has passed new labour legislation to update its ...
Abidjan-based Ofori Conseils Africa will offer legal, business and tax law expertise focused on the OHADA region. West African law firm Ofori Conseils Africa (OCA) opened for business on Tuesday (6 ...
A South African law firm has filed an application in the Constitutional Court to protest against the new mediation mandate. A South African law firm has filed an application in the Constitutional ...
The Democratic Alliance party has clashed with the African National Congress over racial diversity employment quotas. The South African Democratic Alliance party has launched a legal challenge to ...
A shipping disputes specialist has left Clyde & Co to join Norton Rose Fulbright in Cape Town as a director. Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has hired a shipping and transport litigation and arbitration ...
Tumultuous political circumstances have sparked disputes over uranium resources in the West African state, placing French and Canadian nuclear operations in the balance. Niger has entered a tug of war ...
ICC Kenya’s Nikhil Desai and JMiles & Co associate Maurice Masiga write about arbitration’s bright future in the East African jurisdiction. Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) ...
The Ministry of Finance has reported the cancellation of a planned VAT hike to 15.5% to compensate for a budgetary shortfall. The South African Ministry of Finance has ditched its intended VAT rise to ...
Uganda’s largest energy distributor has formally declared a dispute with the state as it fights to recoup compensation following the end of its 20-year electricity distribution concession.
The financial injection marks the largest digital infrastructure investment in the World Bank Group entity’s history. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested USD 100 million in ...
The Johannesburg-headquartered firm has snapped up a disputes veteran for its client offering. Fluxmans has added former Eversheds Sutherland South Africa managing partner Peter van Niekerk as an ...
The South African Copyright Tribunal’s check on copyright power is investigated by Dina Biagio of Spoor & Fisher. A copyright licence agreement is a prime example ...