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May 29, 2024 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
South Africa’s long-awaited electricity bill is expected to open up a wide range of legal work related to energy-related disputes, finance work and corporate restructuring although specifics about how the bill will work are still being finalized.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
African law firm Bowmans has lured two M&A partner specialists from Baker McKenzie’s Johannesburg practice to expand its practice at its Johannesburg office. Angela Simpson, who was previously a partner and co-head of M&A at Baker McKenzie Johannesburg, and Janine Howard, another M&A specialist previously with Baker McKenzie, join Bowmans as partners. Want to continue reading?
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
South Africa’s Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has hired a partner from Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa as part of two dispute resolution appointments from rivals. Sentebale Makara has joined as a director, which is equivalent to partner at the firm. He had spent nearly five years at Norton Rose and had been a director, according to his LinkedIn profile. He previously worked as an associate at Webber Wentzel. Want to continue reading?
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
African firm, Bowmans is launching in Namibia by joining forces with local firm Koep & Partners. The Koep team joining Bowmans comprises over 40 people, including six partners and 13 other lawyers. Want to continue reading?
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Alfred Olufemi |Kasvi Sehgal |Jennigay Coetzer |Amichai Cohen
The United Nations’ top court today ordered the government of Israel to immediately let humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire. South Africa brought the case before the International Court of Justice at the end of last year, alleging that the large-scale military operation Israel launched in the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’ October 7 attack amounted to genocide under international law.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
White & Case is extending its global commercial litigation practice to South Africa with Baker McKenzie’s former regional head of disputes. Darryl Bernstein joins the firm’s practice in Johannesburg from Baker McKenzie, where he was a partner and head of the firm’s dispute resolution practice group in Johannesburg. He had been with Baker McKenzie for 11 years, according to his LinkedIn profile. Want to continue reading?
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
Bowmans has bolstered its South African restructuring department with a hire of six lawyers from local rival Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in Johannesburg. The business rescue, restructuring and insolvency team, which joined Bowmans on January 1, consists of partners Tobie Jordaan, Kgosi Nkaiseng, Roxanne Webster and Kylene Weyers, and associates Jessica Osmond and Nseula Chilikhuma, according to the firm’s announcement. Want to continue reading?
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has helped secure a victory for the Republic of Tunisia in an ICSID arbitration matter, successfully defeating claims amounting to billions of dollars, with the claimant being awarded a nominal 0.003% of the amounts it claimed, and none of its legal fees.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Maydeen Merino |Jennigay Coetzer |Stephanie Wilkins |Isha Marathe
The Israel-Hamas war, which began on Oct. 7 and has resulted in unprecedented loss of life and property across the Palestinian territories and Israel, shows few signs of abating.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
law.com | Jennigay Coetzer
Anglo American has headed off a class action over allegations that a Zambian mine in which it held a stake for almost 50 years inflicted tens of thousands of people with lead poisoning. Civil society groups have expressed deep disappointment with the decision of the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to stop the lawsuit from proceeding against the mine. Want to continue reading?
