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#BizTrends2018: Copyright in the age of AI
#BizTrends2018: Copyright in the age of AI

Brendon Ambrose

Hollywood flirted with Artificial Intelligence (AI) long before it became mainstream, portraying it as an adversary, pitting man against machine. Though it is no secret that it got the whole narrative around AI patently wrong...read
Ford offers Kuga owners settlements to squash class action suit
Ford offers Kuga owners settlements to squash class action suit

Graeme Hosken

Global motoring giant Ford is offering to settle the bank loans of Kuga owners whose vehicles have either caught alight or malfunctioned...read
Commission set to wrap up probe into school uniform sector collusion
Commission set to wrap up probe into school uniform sector collusion
The Competition Commission's probe into the supply of school uniforms has so far established that various schools had made exclusive supply deals with stockists...read
Trends
#BizTrends2018: 'Privacy by Design' - Africa's best chance for global data protection compliance
#BizTrends2018: 'Privacy by Design' - Africa's best chance for global data protection compliance

Alexia Christie and Rubeena Parker

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be implemented on 25 May 2018, is raising the bar for data protection globally, and setting a new gold standard in a digitally transforming world... read
#BizTrends2018: Eight trends in Competition Law in 2018
#BizTrends2018: Eight trends in Competition Law in 2018

Leana Engelbrecht

As the Competition Amendment Bill seeks to give competition authorities bigger teeth, so we are likely to see greater enforcement and an impact on commercial dealings in the year to come... read
Legal
Hearings on KPMG role to start soon
Hearings on KPMG role to start soon

Genevieve Quintal

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) inquiry into KPMG and the work it did for the Gupta family is expected to start hearing testimony later in January... read
Criminal Law
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Steinhoff investors ask to join Dutch lawsuit

Ann Crotty

The Dutch Investors Association (VEB) says it has been approached by many South African-registered Steinhoff shareholders interested in participating in its class action against Steinhoff... read
Labour Law
Eskom continues to block Daniels
Eskom continues to block Daniels

Sikonathi Mantshantsha

After more than three months, Eskom's suspended head of legal and compliance, Suzanne Daniels, will have to wait another month to continue her battle to be reinstated... read
City manager in peril after he followed De Lille's orders
City manager in peril after he followed De Lille's orders
The career of Cape Town's city manager is on the line because he followed the orders of mayor Patricia de Lille... read
Pay discrimination on arbitrary grounds? Prove it.
Pay discrimination on arbitrary grounds? Prove it.

Jacques van Wyk

To succeed with a claim of unfair discrimination based on an arbitrary ground, an employee would need to adduce evidence or establish link between the arbitrary ground and the differentiation complained of... read
Labour Law amendments give new families more time to bond
Labour Law amendments give new families more time to bond
In November last year, the Labour Law Amendment Act, 2015 was passed by Parliament. While the media has mostly focused on the right to longer leave for new fathers, the provisions cover a broader spectrum of concerns... read
Law Practice
Thuli Madonsela officially joins Stellenbosch University
Thuli Madonsela officially joins Stellenbosch University

Naledi Shange

In a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, the university welcomed her to the team... read
Entrepreneurs, don't fear the legal nitty-gritty, embrace it
Entrepreneurs, don't fear the legal nitty-gritty, embrace it
Seeking legal advice is not always a start-up's first priority, but a legal mistake early on can prove to be costly, if not fatal to a business... read
Legislation
Anti-smoking legislation could be an affront to freedom
Anti-smoking legislation could be an affront to freedom

Jason Snyman

The Department of Health will be submitting plans to amend legislation around smoking this year. Are the proposed changes entirely reasonable...? read
Tax Law
The taxing problem of e-commerce
The taxing problem of e-commerce
The digital commerce environment is developing and evolving at such a rate that global tax systems are struggling to keep up... read
International
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Tesla faces fresh Norway lawsuit over false advertising
OSLO, Norway: Nearly 80 Tesla owners in Norway have sued the US automaker over misleading advertising, saying their electric car did not deliver the promised performance, Norwegian daily Dagens Naeringsliv (DN) reported on Thursday... read
'Revenge porn': Facebook to compensate Northern Irish teen
'Revenge porn': Facebook to compensate Northern Irish teen
Facebook has settled a legal case involving naked photos posted on the social media platform of a Northern Irish teenager, the lawyer for the victim confirmed to AFP on Wednesday... read
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