Pension Lawyers Association - South Africa

Registration for the 2012 PLA conference has closed

Alistair — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:04:45 +0000

Please note that our 2012 conference is fully booked, and the online registration form has been deactivated.

A great thanks to those who have registered, we look forward to your attendance in Cape Town in February next year.

Breakfast seminar presentations available for download

Alistair — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:25:58 +0000

The following presentations from the breakfast seminar on 23 November 2011 are now available for download:

PSSPF – Dealing with Defaulting Employers by Mr Peter Zibi
Enforcement of S.13A by the PFA by Mr Makhado Ramabulana
Section 13A Statutory Obligations by Advocate Sandile Khumalo

Click here to download presentations

Welcome to the new PLA website

Alistair — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:21:44 +0000

Welcome to the new website of the Pension Lawyers Association. The launch of the website coincides with the opening of the registrations for the exciting ‘Between the Tides’ 2012 Conference. Judging from the amount of interest already shown, delegates are advised to book early to ensure their attendance at the Conference.

All feedback on the new website is welcome. Please send your comments to admin@pensionlawyers.co.za

Taxation Laws Amendment Bill 2011

Alistair — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:26:52 +0000

National Treasury releases for public comment a draft of the 2011 Taxation Laws Amendment Bills that gives effect to most of the 2011 Budget Review tax proposals, as well as to additional urgent measures.

Click here to download the PDFs.

2011 IPEBLA Conference – Sponsorship of attendance by PLA members

Alistair — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:25:17 +0000

The 2011 IPEBLA conference will be held in May 2011. The National Steering Committee has determined the criteria that need to be met in order for the PLA to sponsor any PLA member to the IPEBLA conference. These are attached for reference. This e-mail is being sent to all Members, but only FULL MEMBERS are eligible for sponsorship and only FULL MEMBERS may nominate and second. Associate Members with three completed years of Membership automatically become Full Members.

Please note that Members whose membership fees are unpaid are automatically suspended and may not be nominated, nor make, nor second nominations.

Full Members are invited to nominate fellow Full Members to be considered for sponsored attendance at the conference. Nominations, together with a brief motivation, must be submitted by post, fax or e-mail to arrive no later than 4.00 pm on Friday 8th April 2011. All nominations received will be acknowledged within 24 hours of receipt.

All nominations submissions will then be considered by the NSC which will then make a decision as to which delegate(s), if any, will be sponsored to attend the IPEBLA 2011 conference.

A brief summary of the Conference appears below.

Administrators
The Pension Lawyers Association
PO Box 22580,
Fish Hoek,
7975.
Phone :086-111 1065
Fax Number: 086 566 7817

IPEBLA’s 13th International Conference in Berlin, Germany, May 22- 25, 2011 will be a working conference, giving common and civil law lawyers from different countries the opportunity to discuss current domestic and international issues affecting their practice and pension, executive compensation and related employee benefits fields. Attendees must be lawyers and members of IPEBLA. In the past attendees have been lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, government lawyers and lawyers in teaching or research at university. This conference provides unique networking opportunities for lawyers practicing or interested in this area of the law.

During the three days of the IPEBLA International Conference there will be plenary sessions and related workshops. These sessions and workshops will focus on topics of regional and worldwide interests and are designed to encourage delegate participation.

Click here to download the PDF

2011 Conference papers

Alistair — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:23:53 +0000

These are now available under the ‘Downloads’ tab.

Template for Divorce Orders with Pension Interest

The legislative provisions concerning the assignment of pension interest in divorce cases has caused much confusion, due in part to several amendments in a short period of time. As a representative body in the retirement industry, the Pension Lawyers Association wishes to provide some guidance for the correct formulation of such claims, which will ensure that parties obtain awards which are enforceable, and will hopefully also assist the funds and administrators processing the divorce orders.

To this end we have drafted a basic template for particulars of claim, a consent paper, and a draft order, which cover the essential requirements for obtaining an assignment of pension interest. The draft, which is now available on the website under ‘Downloads All’, also contains some notes on some of the problematic areas relating to pension interest.

Click here to download the PDF.