Legal Affairs

Fraudulent insurance claims

Recent media reports highlight the challenges faced by the insurance industry in dealing with fraudulent insurance claims.

South African Competition Commission publishes Practice Note on the Promotion of Competition and Inclusion in Supplier Panels of Banks and Insurers

On 28 February 2022, the Competition Commission published a Practice Note on the Promotion of Competition and Inclusion in Supplier Panels of Banks (an entity registered as a bank in terms of the Banks Act) and Insurers (a legal person licensed as an insurer in terms of the Insurance Act, and any person acting on their behalf including brokers, intermediaries, underwriters and assessors).

Section 37C and the allocation of fund death benefits – how much weight does a beneficiary nomination really carry?

Dismissal on fair ground

The employment law experts at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) hosted a webinar where they reflected on the impact of COVID-19 on the workplace, mandatory vaccination policies and the resultant disputes, laws and policies in place to regulate employment conditions during the pandemic, the impact of exemptions to mandatory vaccination policies as well as a brief overview of the growing trends in the world of work.