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signatory to the United Nations Global Compact

We support The Global CompactThe Global Compact Report

Bowman Gilfillan is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact.  The UN Global Compact is the first truly global corporate citizenship initiative that brings business together with UN Agencies, civil society and labour in support of its ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour-relations, environmental protection and anti-corruption.  To date, nearly 4 000 companies and organisations participate in over 100 countries around the world.

The ten principles are:

principle 1

"Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights" - we unequivocally subscribe

principle 2

"Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses" - we unequivocally subscribe

principle 3

"Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining" - we subscribe

principle 4

"The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour" - we subscribe

principle 5

"The effective abolition of child labour" - we subscribe

principle 6

"The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation" - Our transformation charter was revised and revisited in January 2008 with recommendations for the next three years. For a copy of the charter, please see our Transformation page

principle 7

"Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges" - we subscribe

principle 8

"Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility" - For a detailed list of what we have done and are currently doing, please click here

principle 9

"Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies" - built into the operational environment

principle 10

"Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery" - view our Transformation Charter and White Collar Crime Practice Area

 

For more information about the United National Global Compact, please visit www.unglobalcompact.org

Recent Deals and Matters that Bowman Gilfillan has assisted companies in
Resource Generation

Acted for Resource Generation in relation to its secondary listing on the Main Board of the JSE. The listing will occur on 14 July. Resgen currently has a primary listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.

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Thanks to the efforts of our expert commercial attorneys, Bowman Gilfillan has received a range of prestigious awards
Chambers and Partners 2010 ranked us first in the following departments:

Competition/Antitrust

Corporate/M&A

IT & Telecommunications

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Law articles and legal publications for legal advice
The Consumer Protection Act: The Duty To Register Names

The Consumer Protection Act sets up an extensive administrative structure for the protection of consumers, with numerous provisions dealing with the obligations that businesses have, and, also, actions that they may not take. One of the obligations that will apply is that a person providing goods or services to consumers will be allowed to conduct business only under specific names (section 79(1)). A number of scenarios are envisaged by Act.

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Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Transformation policy of Bowman Gilfillan
Bowman Gilfillan is involved in a continuous transformation process and in 2004 adapted a Transformation Charter.  The Transformation Charter was revised in 2008 with recommendations for the next 3 years.

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Pro Bono work by lawyers | attorneys in South Africa
Bowman Gilfillan is proud to be one of the first large commercial firms to develop and implement a comprehensive pro bono policy.  In accordance with this policy we pursue meritorious public-law cases and act for indigent clients in a number of ongoing matters.  As a responsible corporate citizen, Bowman Gilfillan encourages its practitioners to seek to provide legal services to deserving organisations and individuals on a pro bono (free) basis.  A number of pro bono matters have been taken on in a wide variety of fields, from education to healthcare and other social services and partnerships have been established with recognised public interest legal services providers such as the Legal Resources Centre and the Aids Law Project.

Bowman Gilfillan has also entered into an arrangement with CIDA City Campus, particularly in business subjects, in terms of which we prepare the lecture materials for, and present lectures to, their second year students.  We also provide CIDA with legal advice. All of this is done free of any charge, as part of our social responsibility programme.

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International links with Bowman Gilfillan
We are an independent corporate law firm with well established relationships with some of the leading law firms in the major financial centres of the world.
Bowman Gilfillan has formed an association with Coulson Harney Advocates, a corporate and commercial law firm in Kenya. The association provides Coulson Harney with a springboard for its involvement in legal advisory work around Africa.


 

In Association with Coulson Harney Advocates       Member of Lex Mundi - The World's Leading Association of Independent Law Firms       Member of Employment Law Alliance - Helping Employers Worldwide       We support The Global Compact
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