We have an established derivatives practice, comprising a team of lawyers and tax practitioners with specialised expertise in derivatives law and tax. We have a wide range of expertise and advise on a full range of derivatives issues, including:
taxation
exchange control
documentation for OTC transactions (including interest rate and currency derivatives, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, inflation derivatives, liability-matching transactions, repos and securities lending transactions)
regulation of OTC and exchange-trade transactions
netting
collateralisation
litigation
general enforceability
structured products
dealing with fund managers
conflict of laws
We have an established track record in advising on derivatives matters. For example, we:
act on behalf of the major South African banks in obtaining netting opinions in numerous other African jurisdictions
routinely advise domestic and offshore financial institutions and end users on documentation, taxation and other derivatives issues
