We are one of few firms in South Africa that has developed extensive experience in the plain language drafting of legislation and applies the principles of plain language to all our drafting work. We also have extensive experience in drafting regulations, codes of practice, municipal by-laws and other subordinate legislation.
Some of the major national laws that our lawyers have been involved in drafting include:
the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
the Labour Relations Act
the Mine Health and Safety Act
the South African Schools Act
the Skills Development Act
the Basic Conditions of Employment Act
the Higher Education Act
the Non-profit Organisations Act
the Employment Equity Act
the Competition Act
the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act
the Special Economic Zones Act
Our drafting experience covers a wide range of fields, including labour market, trade and industry, education and skills development, finance and economic development, land and social security. Our lawyers have drafted legislative instruments at national, provincial and local government levels in South Africa and at regional and international levels. We have also reviewed and drafted municipal by-laws.