Legal Affairs

M&A Deals: Have you thought about POPI?

With the one-year grace period for compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) ending on 30 June 2021, it’s difficult to think about anything outside of your own organisation’s compliance (well at least for us compliance fanatics that is).

Amendment of a matrimonial property system without a court order

Insurer not required to pay for medical marijuana (US)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court refused to order an insurance company to pay for the medical marijuana expenses to treat the claimant’s pain stemming from a work-related injury he sustained in 2014. The US situation is curious in that medical marijuana is allowed in some states but is still unlawful under federal law. The Massachusetts law legalising medical pot was carefully drafted within the regulatory environment and contains specific provisions designed to avoid conflicts with federal law.

ConCourt decision re inheritance - summary from FISA