CARMEL RICKARD: Time tells against regulator in Uganda tax fraud case
A tax fraud case in Kenya has been stopped because the decision to charge the offender predated the revenue authority’s demand for payments
CARMEL RICKARD: When it’s impossible to hold an AGM
There is a workaround if company AGMs in Uganda can’t take place as stipulated, thanks to a provision in the country’s Companies Act
CARMEL RICKARD: SA divers in at the deep end after UK tax ruling
A supreme court ruling in the UK will make tax matters tricky for SA divers who work there. One, at least, could be on the hook for as much as R4m
CARMEL RICKARD: Libya’s state of flux
Uncertainty over which body should be recognised as the government of Libya has seen rival claims for control of the country’s sovereign wealth fund
CARMEL RICKARD: Diamonds’ rough deal
More government regulations around Covid-19 are under legal challenge – this time by SA’s rough diamond industry
CARMEL RICKARD: Justice a step closer in Equatorial Guinea
A ruling by the Constitutional Court of SA against Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president has cleared the way for a local businessman to sue for damages
CARMEL RICKARD: Uganda and Zimbabwe grapple with property rights
Uganda has long been dealing with the return of property seized under Idi Amin, while Zimbabwe is now grappling with its own compensation issues
CARMEL RICKARD: Courts and Covid-19
Judges around the world are finding ways to ensure that the administration of justice is not hampered by the coronavirus pandemic
CARMEL RICKARD: The law in lockdown
With the world at a standstill due to the spread of the coronavirus, judges may increasingly be called upon to dispense justice digitally
CARMEL RICKARD: Kenyan bank coins it — at customer’s expense
A Kenyan bank that claimed six times the amount of a loan it had made to a client has been told to pay back the money
CARMEL RICKARD: A taxing question
A tax dispute between an Irish Traveller family and the country’s tax authorities has raised questions around fairness
CARMEL RICKARD: Zimbabwe war vets’ battle the state
Harare’s high court has ordered the government to honour its commitment to provide a pension of $2,000 a month to the country’s war veterans
CARMEL RICKARD: Zim’s currency changeover challenged in court
Zimbabwe’s law society is taking the government to court over the country’s currency changeover. Precedent suggests its action is unlikely to succeed
CARMEL RICKARD: Kenya: Papering over the cracks?
It may have survived a challenge to its constitutionality, but Kenya’s Building Bridges Initiative has apparently not met similar success in uniting the nation
CARMEL RICKARD: Lawyers turn up the heat on climate issues
Lawyers and courts are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring accountability in the climate crisis
CARMEL RICKARD: Equatorial Guinea’s playboy to pay up?
Equatorial Guinea’s first son (and second vice-president) has challenged his conviction for corruption by a French court, citing diplomatic immunity
CARMEL RICKARD: Tax on flower exporters nipped in the bud
Kenya’s high court has halted the Meru county government’s attempts to impose an additional tax on flower exporters
CARMEL RICKARD: Miner in the middle as tax battle escalates
The seller of a mining and exploration company is racking up legal bills in the UK as he tries to put off settling his tax bill with Sars
CARMEL RICKARD: Zimbabwe’s money-go-round in court
A Zimbabwean business is out of pocket after the supreme court ruled that a US dollar debt, paid at par in real-time gross settlement dollars, is justifiable
