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Changes to local and international anti-corruption laws could leave SA corporates in hot water

14 August 2012

There have been dramatic changes to anti-corruption legislation in the past few months – both locally and abroad. However, corporate awareness of this legislation remains very low and could result in millions of Rands worth of fines – and even criminal pr

Ground breaking ruling regarding IP protection of motor replacement parts - BMW and Grandmark part company

02 August 2012

Design law is an often overlooked area of intellectual property law. Yet it’s very important, because it allows companies to get design registrations for various product features (most commonly shape) if those features are new. In the past, design registr

RAF - Don’t dread costs of fair compensation – expert

26 July 2012

The recent Constitutional Court ruling that it was unfair for the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to limit compensation to no more than R 25000 if victims were passengers in taxis whose driver caused an accident, meant that Parliament was obliged to further a

Prescription - Be careful, it bites!

02 July 2012

Generally, prescription runs for three years from the date that a cause of action becomes complete. In plain English that means you have three years to sue from the date that a debtor becomes liable to pay you. Once a valid summons is issued, prescription

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Oceana - the presumption of collusion in competition law

02 July 2012

Constitution amendment bill has potential to significantly affect competition law in SA

20 June 2012

The Financial Markets Bill set to significantly impact on SA Financial Markets

30 May 2012

When fiction becomes reality – admissibility of recorded telephonic discussions

10 April 2012

PoPI also requires protection of information about companies

10 April 2012

Conversion of a public company to a private company

04 April 2012

The dangers of “Alternate Trustees”

28 February 2012

The changing landscape of third party compensation in South Africa: how does it affect you?

16 February 2012

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