0 142020Jul The important role of Regional Courts in the African Continental Free Trade Area In Africa, General Business Law The Mseto judgment by the East African Court of Justice The African Continental Free Trade Area (“AfCTA”) has raised the prospect of greater trade, investment and economic development between African states. The success of its implementation (and its credibility in the eyes of both local and foreign investors) will depend to a large degree on… Read More
1 92020Jun A legal perspective of Covid-19 in Mauritius In General Business Law, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Labour & Employment, Mauritius The Covid-19 pandemic has not only caused a serious concern to people’s health but has drastically changed our economic, social and business environments. Mauritius has imposed a total lockdown since 24 March with a view of ensuring the safety of the population and to prevent the spreading of the virus since the first three cases… Read More
0 112020May Force Majeure in Mozambique In General Business Law, Mozambique As we are all aware the spread of the coronavirus in Mozambique these past month has caused the Mozambique Government and the World Health Organization (WHO) to announce measures to prevent the increase of the virus. Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 11/2020, of 30 March, Law No. 1/2020, of 31 of March and Law No…. Read More
0 232020Apr Tanzania contract performance during Covid-19 In General Business Law, Tanzania In recent weeks, Tanzania has reported several cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) and in response the Government has closed learning institutions and banned some public gatherings, among other measures. In the business world, the Coronavirus pandemic has prompted a hot discussion as to whether a party to a commercial contract can be released from the performance… Read More
1 232020Apr Force majeure and supervening impossibility of performance In Competition/Antitrust, General Business Law, South Africa One of the major legal issues arising from the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has been the inability of parties to perform their obligations in terms of agreements to which they are party and the extent to which such failures can be excused, either in terms of contractually agreed provisions or South Africa common… Read More
0 172020Apr LEX Africa member firms achieve top OHADA rankings In Cameroon, DRC, General Business Law, Guinea Conakry OHADA (or the “Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires”) is a system of harmonised business laws and implementing institutions adopted by sixteen West and Central African nations. Several of our members have recently been recognised by LEX4.com as the best OHADA law firms in Africa. These awards have also been endorsed by… Read More
0 82020Apr The effect of Covid-19 and business resilience In DRC, General Business Law, Healthcare & Life Sciences Companies worldwide are and will inevitably be affected in the short and medium-term by the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). Decline in commodity prices due to the falling demand in China, travel restrictions, city and provincial quarantines, confinement of people willingly or by force to their homes, and the reduced job mobility affect the trade of goods… Read More
0 272020Mar COVID-19 and Performance of Contracts in Zambia: Key Considerations In General Business Law, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Zambia The wake of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, has triggered widespread effects on many industries across the world. The pandemic has the potential to affect business transactions including the ability to create restrictions and limitations that could enable a party to a Zambian law contract… Read More
0 172020Mar Questioning the BBBEE Commission’s approach to Public Benefit Organisations in BBBEE ownership structures In General Business Law, Local Investment Laws and Indigenisation, South Africa A Public Benefit Organisation (“PBO”) is defined in the Income Tax Act as a non profit company or a trust which has been incorporated, formed or established in South Africa and which has the sole or principal object of carrying out one or more public benefit activities. These activities are defined in the Ninth Schedule… Read More
0 252020Feb Boon for investors as Zimbabwe enacts new investment promotion law In General Business Law, Local Investment Laws and Indigenisation, Zimbabwe On 7 February 2020 the Zimbabwe Government gazetted the long awaited Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency Act (Chapter 14;37). The new law comes in against the backdrop of promoting the ease of doing business in the country. Zimbabwe currently ranks 140 on the World Bank ease of doing business index and it is hoped that… Read More