With offices in Eastern, Southern and Western Africa, and over 600 practitioners specialising in all commercial areas of law, tax, forensics and IP, we have deep expertise and the capacity to deliver on our clients’ business requirements, helping them navigate regulatory hurdles, no matter where in Africa they do business. We are entrusted by our clients to handle and co-ordinate their most complex and sensitive requirements quickly, efficiently and with excellence, and as a result, we have been recognised by several prestigious international ranking agencies. Through our many years of practical experience working on the ground on the continent, we have developed a solid understanding of local cultural, commercial and geopolitical contexts, and formed long-standing partnerships with the trusted firms with whom we work.
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AFRICA: Suggested approach to drafting transfer pricing legislation updated by ATAF The African Tax Administration Forum (“ATAF”) on 12 January 2025 released an updated Suggested Approach to Drafting Transfer Pricing Legislation. This revised publication includes new sections covering key issues that have been added to the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines and have been identified as areas of increasing importance to Africa...
“I cannot think of any other field or branch of law in which a comparable remedy exists” – Judge Myburgh Facts Mark Phillips, mathematics textbooks author, entered into an agreement with Allcopy Publishers (Pty) Ltd, along with co-authors Jurgens Basson and Jaco Odendaal, to create and distribute a series of educational works, including textbooks and teacher aids for grades 8–12. Phillips, the lead author, had primary ownership of the copyright. In June 2016, Phillips entered a distribution agreement with Allcopy for the sale and distribution of these works, lasting until June 2021, later extended until February 2024...
Head of ENSafrica’s IP department Gaelyn Scott is one of only three women in South Africa to have been included in Managing IP’s IP STARS Top 250 Women in IP for 2021/22. The publication recognises senior female IP practitioners in private practice from over 30 jurisdictions who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year. Gaelyn is consistently recognised as one of the top trade mark litigators in South Africa. She founded the intellectual property department at ENSafrica twelve years ago and has contributed significantly to its growth to a team of over 50 people and to it quickly becoming a force within the African IP legal market...
ENSafrica is pleased to announce that the following practitioners in Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa have been promoted to Executive, bolstering our service offerings in these practice areas and jurisdictions: • Jacqui Kaufmann Shipping and Logistics CPT • Joseph Konadu Dispute Resolution ACC • Kathleen Taylor Banking and Finance CPT • Noma Modise Project Development and Project Finance JNB • Patricia Jane Mumuni Corporate Commercial ACC • Rakhee Dullabh Corporate Commercial JNB • Shrivan Dabee Dispute Resolution MRU “Their outstanding achievement is all the more commendable amid the enormous challenges of the past year,” said ENSafrica Chief Executi
