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Criminal sanctions for cartels
[Albert Aukema] As of 1 May 2016, the Competition Amendment Act (2009) comes into effect and one of its provisions makes cartel conduct a criminal offence... read


Competition Law
Cipla loses patent case, has to withdraw Fiprotec
Merial has won a protracted legal battle against Cipla for its infringement of Merial's patent for its Frontline Plus spot on product, an anti-parasitic treatment for dog and cats... read
Environmental Law
DEA makes environmental licences automatically available to public
The Department of Environmental Affairs has announced that it will make environmental licences automatically available to the public, without requiring submission of a request in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)... read
Labour Law
Labour Law Conference to address impact of national minimum wage

Nicci Whitear-Nel

The 29th Annual Labour Law Conference, taking place 24-25 August 2016 at Emperors Palace, will discuss factors affecting youth employment, the role of trade unions and the question of the national minimum wage... read
Understanding the legalities of overtime

Madelein Taljaard (van der Watt)

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act sets out some clear, realistic laws governing overtime that all employers must heed. This legislation does a good job of balancing the rights of employees and the needs of businesses to avoid contention between employers and employees... read
FEDHASA updates industry on labour issues
Leon Traut updated industry members on current labour issues during an industry event hosted by FEDHASA Cape region. Minimum wage increases will come into effect... read
Legislation
Comments welcome for proposed compliance officers' exams
The Registrar of Financial Services Providers has published draft amendments to Board Notice 127 (BN 127), entitled 'Qualifications, Experience and Criteria for Approval as Compliance Officer', which is still in draft form and subject to public comments and must reach the Financial Services Board (FSB) by 16 May 2016... read
Tax Law
Warding off multiple attacks from SARS - test case mechanism could provide way

Yashika Govind

The question of procedural fairness is again raised in relation to the dispute resolution procedures in Chapter 9 of the Tax Amendment Act (TAA), whereby taxpayers are being made to defend themselves in respect of a tax period before court while simultaneously objecting to and appealing against the same legal issues regarding earlier or later years of assessment... read
Business
Industry 4.0: SA gets digital

Danette Breitenbach

In South Africa, a surge is expected in digital in five years' time, with the current level of digitisation and integration expected to rise from 27% to 64%... read
#HappinessMatters: How's your thinking environment?

Sindy Peters

Trisha Lord believes her life's purpose is to help others implement generative thinking across their relationships... read
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