CDH Conversations

Director and Head of the Trusts & Estates Practice Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa, together with Senior Associate Emily West, joined CDH Conversations where they unpack the range of services the Trusts & Estates practice offers. They speak about unique challenges and triumphs faced by women in the legal profession. They also delve into the personal and professional values that helped shape th...

Megan Rodgers and CEO of Kinetiko Energy, Nick de Blocq, unpack Kinetiko's gas development concept which has the potential to achieve a cleaner energy transition solution for South Africa. Kinetiko Energy is listed on the Australian stock exchange and focuses on onshore gas exploration in South Africa. Kinetiko have been exploring for the resource in South Africa over a number of years and the...

Puleng Mothabeng, Associate in the Tax & Exchange Control practice and JJ van der Walt, senior Associate in the Employment Law practice discuss a proposed tax amendment which may affect foreign companies that contract the services of persons working in South Africa and, set out some of the possible implications of this proposed amendments for relevant employers and employees

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. This month Njeri speaks to Mary Wamae, Group Executive Director at Equity Group Holdings PLC. They discuss Mary's autobiography titled "The Village Girl," in which she explores her early life, legal career, and her journey to becoming a prominent figure at Equity Group Holdings. Mary is an act...

Join CDH Conversations for the third episode of the CDH and WOZA Women in Law podcast series. In this installment, hosted by Senior Associate Muwanwa Ramanyimi, Directors Simone Franks and Mbali Khumalo form a panel of accomplished women who are actively reshaping the landscape of women in law. The podcast delves into various topics, including initiatives aimed at promoting women in the legal fiel...

In today's podcast JJ van der Walt and Taryn York discuss the fact that in South African labour law there is no place for formal disciplinary procedures that incorporate all the accoutrements of a criminal trial, including the leading of witnesses, technical and complex 'charge-sheets', requests for particulars, the application of the rules of evidence and legal arguments. Procedural f...

Join CDH Conversations as we commemorate 100 years of women in law. This series of three episodes, hosted in collaboration with WOZA Women in Law explores the history and vision of women in the legal profession. The second episode, hosted by Brigitta Mangale (CDH Director: Pro Bono & Human Rights practice) unpacks the challenges women in law face today. Brigitta is joined by panelists Seehaam...

In this episode of the CDH Women Empowerment Podcast Series Tiffany Gray and Roxanne Webster, Directors in our Dispute Resolution Practice share their personal experiences and explain how they have overcome obstacles, balanced work and life, and achieved their goals. This podcast kicks off Women's Month, as we celebrate the achievements and contributions of women in all fields. Women have been...

The Labour Court held that criminal charges laid by the employer against an employee can never stand in the way of that employer subjecting the employee to a disciplinary enquiry in the workplace in respect of the same charges. The two processes are distinct, with different standards of proof and the employee still has the choice in both processes as to which of his rights to exercise and which on...

As we continue to commemorate 100 years of women in law, we bring you another insightful episode of the CDH Women Empowerment podcast series. This month we are joined by  Belinda Scriba . Belinda, a Director in our  Dispute Resolution practice and Business Rescue, Restructuring, and Insolvency   sector joins CDH Conversations to discuss her the legal profession and more. Her extensive experience i...

Candidate Attorney Sebastian Foster, Senior HR Business Partner Boipelo Mathodlana, and Cullinan & Associates Attorney Paul-Michael Keichel joined CDH Conversations to unpack the Theory of Cognitive Liberty, as detailed in the South African Journal on Human Rights article, titled: "Cognitive liberty and the constitutionality of criminalising psilocybin mushrooms in South Africa". Seb...

Join the CDH Conversations as we commemorate 100 years of women in law. This series of three episodes, hosted in collaboration with WOZA Women in Law explores the history and vision of women in the legal profession. Join CDH Conversations as we commemorate 100 years of women in law. This series of three episodes, hosted in collaboration with WOZA Women in Law explores the history and vision of wom...

Join Njeri Wagacha on her captivating episode, The Importance of Energy Regulatory Reforms. She brings together a panel of energy experts to unravel the pressing issues discussed at the Africa Energy Forum in Nairobi. With industry leaders like Head: Project Finance at DBSA Mpho Mokwele, Business Development Executive at Power X Mpho Modise, Senior Deal Maker - Energy/Power SBU at the IDC Ali Mnis...

McKinsey & Company found that 70% of mergers and acquisitions fail to achieve their intended goals, with poor integration and cultural issues being key contributors to this failure.  Today, we discuss the exhilarating realm of change management during mergers and acquisitions. Did you know that a staggering 70%* of M&A transactions fail to achieve their intended goals? In this episode, Car...

Construction & Engineering Law experts Clive Rumsey and Sethu Khumalo discuss the role of arbitration in dispute resolution. Arbitration is arguably the most common form of dispute resolution within the Construction and Engineering sector. They provide a detailed explanation of this form of dispute resolution in the final episode of the three-part podcast series. This episode provides listener...

Redundancy is common among employers who seek to restructure their businesses. It is one way of terminating a contract of employment other than through dismissal or retirement. The definition of retrenchment is the loss of employment, occupation, job, or career by involuntarily means through no fault of the employee. It is at the initiative of the employer, where the services of an employee are su...

CDH's Corporate & White Collar Investigations sector provides an internationally aligned standard of corporate investigations and advisory services. The team's expertise ranges from litigation support and business intelligence, to complex, multi-jurisdictional matters in Africa and beyond. Click here to listen our podcast by Director, Tendai Jangara and Forensic Accountant and Investig...

Njeri Wagacha talks to Maryanne Ochola, Managing Director at Endeavor Kenya, and Vlad Dugin, Partner at E3 Capital Kenya. Endeavor, a leading global community, is driven by the belief that High-Impact Entrepreneurs can transform economies and foster thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging and underserved markets worldwide. On the other hand, E3 Capital aims to create economic value for Afr...

Construction & Engineering Law experts Clive Rumsey and Sethu Khumalo joined CDH Conversations where they discussed mediation as a form of dispute resolution within the construction and engineering sector, as part of their three-part podcast series.  In the second episode, Clive and Sethu shed light on how mediations work as a highly effective method for resolving disputes within the construct...

In just under 4 weeks, all Zimbabwean Exemption Permits ("ZEP") will expire. The expiry of these ZEPs will undoubtedly affect the lives of millions of Zimbabwean nationals who have contributed, and who continue to contribute so much to the South African economy. So, what now? In this podcast, we explore the various visa options available to ZEP holders, the consequences of continuing to...

10 April 2023 marked 100 years since the Woman Legal Practitioners Act 7 of 1923 was promulgated. The Act contained a single section, which read: “Women shall be entitled to be admitted to practice and to be enrolled as advocates, attorneys, notaries public or conveyancers in any province of the Union, subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to men…”. In episode two of our CDH Women Empo...

Prof Hugo Pienaar and Leila Moosa discuss employment policy and procedure requirements that employers should have front of mind when considering how the employment equity amendments may impact their business and its implementation of the Employment Equity Act, 1998.

Employment Law Director Hedda Schensema and Associate Kgodisho Phashe discuss the sectoral numerical targets, compliance, and the fines and liabilities in terms of the Employment Equity Amendments  that a designated employer may be liable for in instances of non-compliance.

Imraan Mahomed led the discussion with JJ van der Walt on the expected, yet rather uncertain, impact of the imminent promulgation of the EEA amendments and the recently published draft regulations proposing eighteen economic sectors and numerical targets determined by the Minister. Imraan highlights the need to understand the newly constituted risks, and the everlasting need to remain cognisant of...

This is the first episode of a series of short podcasts where our Employment Law experts unpack the implications of the recent Employment Equity Amendments on employers. This episode features Practice Head Aadil Patel and Professional Support Lawyer Nadeem Mahomed.