Shahid Sulaiman
Dentons
Articles
Legal due diligence best practice
South Africa - February 25 2016 Conducting a legal due diligence is usually the preliminary step taken by an investor intending to enter into an asset or share sale transaction. The…
Wholesale licensing in the downstream petroleum industry in South Africa and certain other African jurisdictions
Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe - October 22 2015 The oil and gas industry is material to any economy as it has an impact on our everyday lives in various areas, including transportation, electricity…
The standard of fairness in South African law - a case for the petroleum industry
South Africa - April 26 2017 Pacta sunt servanda is a longstanding principle under South African law. This principle recognises that parties are free to contract and must be bound…
Part 8 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008
South Africa - May 8 2014 The long awaited Part 8 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 ("Part 8"), commenced on 2 May 2014. Part 8 applies to…
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in cross-border mergers and acquisitions
USA - March 29 2018 The United States (US) enacted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) in response to concerns regarding pervasive bribery by US companies in…
