It is with pride that the board of directors and staff at Dawson Edwards and Associates announce that as of the 1st of October 2011 the firm has been practicing for 15 years. A birthday celebration is being planned and will be announced to clients, colleagues and acquaintances shortly.
DAWSON EDWARDS CELEBRATES ITS 15TH BIRTHDAY! Read More »
Since the submission of comments by interested and affected parties in early November 2010 there has been little progress in the development of the proposed policy for the Small-Scale Fisheries sector.
SMALL SCALE FISHERIES UPDATE Read More »
Foodcor Matter
As reported in previous newsletters, Foodcor was unsuccessful in its application to the Western Cape High Court to challenge the lawfulness of certain paragraphs of the rights transfer policy which relate to the applicability of Section 21 of the MLRA to the transfer of shares in fishing rights holding companies.
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT (“MLRA”) – SECTION 21 LITIGATION UPDATE Read More »
Over the years there has been uncertainty about whether a company’s failure to comply with the requirements of Section 228 of the Companies Act (which is now succeed by Section 112 read with 115 of the new Act) can be override the Turquand Rule.
BUYING OR SELLING A MAJOR ASSET OF A COMPANY – BE AWARE OF LATEST SCA JUDGMENT Read More »
On the 20th of September 2011 Peter Edwards of our firm acting on behalf of the National Council of SPCA’s of South Africa, the World Society for the Protection of Animals and Seal Alert SA attended a stakeholders meeting called by the Constitutional Ombudsman of Namibia relating to Namibia’s controversial seal harvest.
DAWSONS REPRESENTS NSPCA & WSPA AT SEAL HARVEST STAKE HOLDERS MEETING IN WINDHOEK Read More »
