As the end of the year approaches, restraint disputes generally become more prevalent. The law in respect of restraints of trade has slowly been developing, and Courts have seemingly become more willing to interdict the infringement of proprietary interests, without taking the offending employee out of work. Neil Coetzer, Head of the Employment Practice, and Courtney Wingfield, a Senior Associate in the Employment Practice wrote an article about these developments. Click on the link to read the article:- https://lnkd.in/dv4_9ERY #CHMAttorneys #Restraintoftrade
Cowan-Harper-Madikizela
Law Practice
Johannesburg, Gauteng 7,903 followers
Experience. Skill. Solutions.
About us
Cowan-Harper Attorneys was founded in 2009, with only two practitioners and a commitment to avoiding a traditional 'big firm' mentality. In 2018 the firm merged with MNA Incorporated and Cowan-Harper-Madikizela or CHM was born. CHM now offers a variety of professional legal services across many practice areas, including employment and industrial relations, litigation, corporate and commercial, public law, corporate governance, risk and compliance and property. Many of our attorneys are leaders in their respective fields. Several of our attorneys have been recognised by BestLawyers, an international publication, for their work and expertise for many years. CHM's Employment practice is one of the largest in the country and is trusted by many of South Africa’s major institutions to provide strategic advice and resolve their disputes. Three members of that practice have also sat as acting Judges of the Labour Court in recent years. Our approach is to work closely with our clients to assist them in realising their vision for their business. We are able to do this by ensuring that the correct legal strategies are put in place to limit risk and, where possible, to prevent disputes from arising in the first place, reducing the cost of litigation. Our expertise in dispute resolution and the use of facilitative skills is well-known and our early interventions have often saved our clients substantial sums of money. Our innovative approach to legal problems and commitment to personalised service has has allowed us to establish strong relationships with many corporates, multinationals, parastatals and other statutory entities. Our Johannesburg office is situated in a client-friendly, pleasant location in the heart of Sandton, within walking distance of the Gautrain station. We also have a satellite office in Cape Town situated close to the V&A Waterfront.
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https://www.chmlegal.co.za/
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- Law Practice
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Employment Law, Industrial Relations, Discrimination, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Corporate Law, Public Law, Risk, Governance, Compliance, Property Law, Construction, Privacy and Data Security, and Intellectual Property
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88 Stella Street, Sandown, Sandton 2031
West Building, 5th Floor
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2031, ZA
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113 Loop Street, Cape Town Central
Neighbourgood Workspace, Office 7.1.1.
Cape Town, Western Cape 8001, ZA
Employees at Cowan-Harper-Madikizela
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Ravie Govender
Head of Corporate and Commercial Law Department | Cowan Harper Madikizela Attorneys | LLB (UND) LLM (UKZN) | Specialisations in M&As, Cyber & Tech…
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James Horn
Partner at Cowan-Harper-Madikizela Attorneys
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Rod Harper
Senior Partner at Cowan-Harper-Madikizela
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Hedda Schensema
Executive at Cowan-Harper-Madikzela
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In this article, Neil Coetzer, the Head of our Employment Practice, and Tové Moreau, a Candidate Attorney, explain that determining whether an employee cannot comply with the inherent requirements of their position is a multi-faceted enquiry. Click on the link below to read the article. #CHMAttorneys #employment #incapacity #inherentrequirements #enquiry #labourlaw
Drawing the Line Between an Inherent Job Requirement and Discrimination
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Cowan-Harper-Madikizela wishes all our clients a sweet and joyful festive season. Thank you for trusting us with your legal needs — we look forward to continuing our partnership in the year ahead! #CHMAttorneys #KeDezemba #HappyHolidays #FestiveSeason
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Objections were overruled, and the court was in session—just not the kind we’re used to! 🎾⚖️ Cowan-Harper-Madikizela's year-end celebration took the CHM team to the padel court, where we served up some friendly competition and filed plenty of laughs. Here’s to a year of wins, both in and outside of the courtroom. On to the next trial (of course, with fewer swings)! #CHMAttorneys #YearEndCelebration #ObjectionToBoringParties #Padel #Court
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Exciting day on the greens! Ravie Govender, Head of the Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation Practice and Henry (Ge') Korsten, Head of the Property, Conveyancing and Litigation Practice proudly represented Cowan-Harper-Madikizela at the Pink Day Charity Golf Day, alongside the Lions Cricket Team and Cricket SA, in support of breast cancer awareness. Together, we showcased our commitment to this important cause while enjoying some quality time on the course. Here’s to making a difference with a swing and a smile!🏌️♂️ #CHMAttorneys #PinkDay #BreastCancerAwareness #CommunityEngagement
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As the end of the year approaches, restraint disputes generally become more prevalent. The law in respect of restraints of trade has slowly been developing, and Courts have seemingly become more willing to interdict the infringement of proprietary interests, without taking the offending employee out of work. Neil and I wrote on this issue - it's worth the read! #chmattorneys #restraintoftrade #timeschange
Enforcing Restraints of Trade – a New Trend
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We are looking forward to having Aiden Newman join Cowan-Harper-Madikizela's Cape Town team in January 2025. Aiden will be joining the firm as a Candidate Attorney in the Employment Law Practice. #CHMAttorneys #EmploymentLaw #CandidateAttorney #CapeTown
💥 Excited to share that Aiden Newman will start his articles with us in January 2025! 💥 Aiden spent the past week in Cowan-Harper-Madikizela's Sandton office and we were really impressed with his positive attitude, enthusiasm, and eagerness to get to know his future colleagues. The shirt that Aiden wore to our year-end party shows that he has the confidence and energy to fit right into the team. For those wondering, Semper Invictus means "Always Invincible." 😎💪 #LookingForward #FutureAttorney #LawTeam #SemperInvictus #Teamwork #LegalProfession #CHMAttorneys
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The CIPC - Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (a member of the dtic Group) has placed numerous companies and close corporations in the process of deregistration for failing to file their annual returns on time. In this article, Henry (Ge') Korsten, the Head of Property, Conveyancing and Litigation at Cowan-Harper-Madikizela, examines the effect of the deregistration of a legal entity by the CIPC on Bona Fide Third Parties. Follow this link to read the full article:- https://lnkd.in/dY876gMj #CHMAttorneys #CIPC #deregistration #creditors #thirdparties #property #Conveyancing #litigation #commerical #companylaw
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Jeannette Vlok, a Partner in Cowan-Harper-Madikizela Employment Practice, recently had the opportunity to comment on the SABPP (SA Board for People Practitioners) December Fact Sheet on the Right to Disconnect after hours from work. Click on the fact sheet below to read Jeannette's comments. #CHMAttorneys #RighttoDisconnect #SABPP
Leadership, L&D, and Human Capital Strategy and Execution | NED | Chartered Fellow of CIPD | Master HR Practitioner at SABPP | Psychologist
Right to Disconnect: In this December Fact Sheet I explore the right to disconnect after hours from work. We will first consider global examples of legislating and realising this right. We will contextualise these examples and consider some of the relevant global policy and legislative trends. Thereafter, we will explore what it means for the South African context where there is no explicit defined right as such. Here, the focus will be on expectations and the interpretation of flexibility and control. This is the interpretation of flexibility and control in relation to legislation and the employer and management discretion and their exercise of control. Thank you to Jeannette Vlok from Cowan-Harper-Madikizela for sharing her thoughts on the right in the Fact Sheet. #hrm #shrm #rights #decentwork
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Some of Cowan-Harper-Madikizela’s team members took part in an after-hours training session in preparation for our firm’s upcoming year-end padel tournament. Ready to serve up some competition—see you on the court! #GameSetMatch #PadelReady #GameOn #TeamBuilding
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