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BANKING AND FINANCE AUGUST 2011 NEWSLETTER
Monday, September 05, 2011
The Department of Trade and Industry recently announced that in accordance with section 5(4) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (the CPA) certain industries are exempt from various specified sections of the CPA. In this regard various provisions of the CPA, including Chapters 3 (Protection of Consumer Rights and Consumer’s Voice) and 6 (Enforcement of the Act) are not to be applied to the Collective Schemes, Pension Funds and Security Services industries.

BANKING AND FINANCE FEBRUARY MARCH 2011 NEWSLETTER
Thursday, April 14, 2011
State Liability Amendment Bill aimed to give effect to decision of the Constitutional Court.

BANKING AND FINANCE JANUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER
Monday, January 31, 2011
Banking and Finance January 2010 Newsletter

BANKING AND FINANCE NOVEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Bowman Gilfillan was recently announced as the Project Finance Law Firm of the Year in the DealMakers Annual Awards 2010.

BANKING AND FINANCE OCTOBER 2010 NEWSLETTER
Friday, October 29, 2010
In addition to the firm being top listed in Banking, Capital Markets and Financial Institutions, several of our lawyers featured in the Best Lawyers in SA publication: Lionel Shawe (Banking, Derivatives, Finance, Financial Institutions, Tax), Casper van Heerden (Capital Markets), David Anderson (Mergers and Acquisitions), Anton Barnes-Webb (Banking, Project Finance and Development).

DOING BUSINESS WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITIES – PART TWO
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
In part one of this article, we looked at some of the general issues that arise when doing business with Muslim communities. Part two looks at some of the structures used for Islamic financial products and delves into some of the specific issues that arise in practice. Before looking at the above mentioned structures in any detail, it would be useful to identify some of the more pertinent concerns that Muslim scholars have raised in connection with conventional financial products.

DOING BUSINESS WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITIES – PART ONE
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
In a global economy, it is a given that businesses will develop a multinational presence and have interests in a variety of jurisdictions. Invariably, this creates the need to understand the multiplicity of laws that come into operation and the potential of conflicts between these laws. Adding to the complex challenge of legal compliance, awareness of cultural nuances is of critical importance for the success of operations in far flung jurisdictions, whether it be China, Russia or the Middle East.

BANKING AND FINANCE SEPTEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
This is the first Bowman Gilfillan Banking and Finance Newsletter. The newsletter will be sent out on a monthly basis and will provide an update as to legislative and regulatory changes as well as the latest case law affecting the banking and finance industry. In addition, the newsletter will contain information about the Banking and Finance team and the deals and transactions Bowman Gilfillan have been involved in.

BANKING NEWSLETTER - MAY 2009
Friday, May 01, 2009

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