Are your (trade) secrets safe?

RESTRAINTS OF TRADE When an employee leaves your company he or she might depart with knowledge of your trade secrets or confidential information about your business. This could be detrimental as the information could land on your competitor’s doorstep. It is therefore...

Make sure you have a valid will

The day you start earning money is the day you should make sure that you have a valid will.  If you do not, the law will dictate how your assets are distributed after you die. A will is especially important if you need to make provision for your dependants. The last...

Piercing the Corporate Veil

When you form a company or close corporation it is presumed that you and your personal assets, will be protected from any corporate liability. This is one of the main features of a legal entity; to provide limited liability. Creditors of the company or CC can usually...

Paternity leave in South Africa

Do we have paternity leave in South Africa? For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, paternity leave is leave granted by a company to an employee when he becomes a father. Despite South Africa’s advanced labour legislation, there is however no specific...