SOUTH AFRICA.
JOHANNESBURG.
ONE FIRM.
ALL SIX PRACTICES.
South Africa is the continent's most sophisticated legal and financial market — a mixed Roman-Dutch and English common law system, home to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (Africa's largest), a complex B-BBEE transformation framework, and significant corridor activity across UK→Africa, India→Africa, and China→Global South.
ALL SIX PRACTICES.
SOUTH AFRICA.
ONE CO-PRACTICE TEAM.
WLA holds one exclusive WLA Qualified partner firm for each of the six core practice areas in South Africa. One brief to WLA activates the right specialist in every practice you need simultaneously — co-ordinated from WLA Central Command within 48 hours.
CORPORATE LAW
Companies Act 71 of 2008 — the primary corporate law framework. CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) as company registration authority. JSE Listings Requirements for listed companies.
M&A LAW
South African M&A law under Companies Act, Competition Commission merger filings, SARB Exchange Control approval, and JSE Listings Requirements for public company transactions.
B-BBEE COMPLIANCE
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment — a mandatory transformation framework scoring foreign investors on ownership, management, skills, enterprise development, and socio-economic contributions.
TAX
South African Revenue Service (SARS) — 27% corporate income tax, 15% VAT, transfer pricing, and exchange control compliance for multinational groups with South African operations.
EMPLOYMENT
Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, and Employment Equity Act — a comprehensive employment framework with strong employee protections and mandatory equity reporting.
IP
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) — South African trademark and patent registration co-ordinated with ARIPO simultaneously for pan-African IP portfolio management.
SGA LAW AFRICA.
PRETORIA.
WLA QUALIFIED™.
WLA's exclusive Qualified partner firm in South Africa — co-practicing alongside partner firms in every other corridor jurisdiction under one Institutional framework. One brief routes through this firm as the South Africa co-practice lead.
WHAT IS MOVING
IN SOUTH AFRICA
RIGHT NOW.
WLA tracks regulatory signals, enforcement trends, and deal climate indicators in South Africa in real time — updated by WLA's South Africa partner firm on the ground.
SOUTH AFRICA ON
THE ACTIVE
CORRIDORS.
WLA holds South Africa on both sides of several active corridors simultaneously. One brief covering South Africa and any connected jurisdiction activates both sides within 48 hours.
THE RIGHT SPECIALIST.
within 48 HOURS.