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Understanding Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property (IP) is one of the most valuable assets a business can own. It represents the creative and innovative outputs that...
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Jan 103 min read
Entrepreneurship and the Law (Customers)
Customer is King! Cultivating Good Customer Relations As the saying goes “The customer is king!”. However, many a good business has...
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Nov 14, 20245 min read
Having difficulties with a member in a non-profit company?
Can you remove a member from a NPC, and if so how? It is generally not possible to remove a shareholder from a company (except in terms...
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Oct 24, 20244 min read
Advice to Employers: The Importance of Addressing Disciplinary Action with Urgency!
The role of an employer is demanding and multifaceted, and dealing with employee’s misconduct is an ever-present challenge. However,...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read
Do you serve as a Chair of a Board?
If so, it is important that the role and functions are well understood (preferably set out in a letter of appointment or in the Company...
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Oct 7, 20243 min read
The Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Building a Business and Securing Your Assets
Entrepreneurship is a journey filled with opportunity and challenge. Building a successful business involves not only a great idea and...
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Oct 4, 20245 min read
When Food Safety Goes Wrong: Legal Ramifications for Companies
In today’s fast-paced world, where consumers place high trust in the brands they support, food safety is a critical concern for companies...
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Feb 20, 20244 min read
A Guide to Unfair Labour Practices for Employers
In the dynamic landscape of employment law, understanding the intricacies of unfair labour practices, especially concerning promotions,...
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Mar 13, 20232 min read
Applying for Child Maintenance
In terms of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005, both the biological father and mother of a child have full parental responsibilities and...
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Mar 7, 20236 min read
Company Obligations: FICA, as amended
The Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (“FICA”) came into effect in an effort to combat financial crimes, such as money...
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Feb 21, 20231 min read
Increase in Minimum Wage
As of 1 March 2023, the implementation of the increased annual earnings threshold determined by the Minister of Employment and Labour...
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Jan 26, 20233 min read
Relocation with a minor child and consent
Not having physical control over and/or a say in a minor child’s day to day activities is something that most divorced or separated...
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Jan 10, 20234 min read
The Carbon Offset System in South Africa: The regulatory framework
CONTEXTUALISING CARBON CREDITS: CARBON TAX IN SOUTH AFRICA The Carbon Tax Act (“the Act”), which imposes tax obligations on companies...
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Jan 9, 20233 min read
The Cost of Debt Collection
Collecting on any debt may cost you more than the value of the debt itself. Many creditors learn this the hard way, when they are already...
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Dec 20, 20225 min read
Corruption and Companies Obligations
What is Corruption While there is no universally accepted definition of corruption, in general and in the context of South Africa, a...
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Nov 22, 20229 min read
Divorce breakdown - what does the process involve?
A divorce action is instituted by the issuing of a summons. You can institute divorce proceedings in either the Regional Court of the...
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Nov 21, 20222 min read
Debt Collection, the Litigation Process
The first step in the debt collection process is normally a letter of demand. This sets out the cause of action on which the demand is...
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Nov 8, 20222 min read
Environmental regulatory brief: What is new? Part 2
This brief is the second in a two-part series highlighting the changes to the regulatory landscape brought on by the newly published...
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Oct 25, 20223 min read
The possibility of forfeiture of patrimonial benefits is alive and well
Marriages in community of property dictate that the parties to the marriage share a joint and undivided estate consisting of both...
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Oct 6, 20223 min read
The expungement of a criminal record
‘Expungement is a procedure which results in the lawful clearance and removal of a criminal record on an individual’s record from the...
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