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AB InBev's SABMiller purchase gets nod in SA, with tweaks
AB InBev's SABMiller purchase gets nod in SA, with tweaks
Anheuser-Busch InBev's acquisition of SABMiller was approved by the Competition Tribunal on Thursday with a few amendments to the conditions proposed by the Competition Commission... read


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Commercial Law
Tshwane meter case back in court
Tshwane meter case back in court

Penelope Mashego

The City of Tshwane is not yet free of the disastrous smart meter contract it signed with Peu Capital Partners in 2013 and will be back in court tomorrow for a new round of litigation that, if it loses, could see it face revenue losses of R500m. read
PIC in legal advice move after promise over disclosure
PIC in legal advice move after promise over disclosure

Carol Paton

The chief investment officer of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Dan Matjila, says he has briefed lawyers to advise him on the confidentiality issues at stake in disclosing the PIC's unlisted shareholdings, following his recent undertaking to do so to Parliament's standing committee on finance... read
Competition Law
MOU signing - first step to regional competition authority for SADC?
MOU signing - first step to regional competition authority for SADC?

Pieter Steyn

The competition authorities of Botswana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), an important step in the direction of more effective cross border enforcement of competition laws in SADC... read
Book stacked for distribution at an Exclusive Books holding warehouse in Cape Town. Exclusive is fighting to hold on to its stores in the OR Tambo and Cape Town airports.
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Exclusive Books readies for next court fight to keep airport stores

Hilary Joffe

The usual airport book fare of easy reading thrillers or romances with glitzy covers are not necessarily top of the list for tourists who frequent Exclusive Books' airport stores... read
Immigration and Citizenship Law
Lithuanian law amendment eases rules for SA Litvaks seeking dual citizenship
Lithuanian law amendment eases rules for SA Litvaks seeking dual citizenship
Last week, the Government of Lithuania adopted unanticipated amendments to the law pertaining to nationality. No longer requiring documented proof of persecution or of imminent threat, the descendants of Lithuanian Jews who left before 1990 can now qualify for Lithuanian dual citizenship - including those living in South Africa... read
Legislation
Should advisors "pay back the money"?
Should advisors "pay back the money"?

Richard Rattue

"Pay back the money" has become deeply ingrained in the South African psyche. Should the same credo apply to financial advisors?.. read
Potential compliance issues of new mining charter
Potential compliance issues of new mining charter

Jackwell Feris

South Africa (similar to other countries endowed with mineral resources) has recognised that, except for encouraging downstream value-addition (beneficiation) in the minerals sector, policy tools and regulatory frameworks must be implemented to ensure that the extractive industry provides broader benefits to society... read
Media & Entertainment Law
Set-top box ruling appeal delays output
Set-top box ruling appeal delays output

Thabiso Mochiko

Production of digital TV set-top boxes has been suspended pending the outcome of an application for leave to appeal the recent Supreme Court of Appeal ruling... read
Icasa to rule on SABC's ban on protest reports
Icasa to rule on SABC's ban on protest reports

Bekezela Phakathi

The SABC is likely to know on 7 July whether its contentious decision to ban coverage of violent protests is valid... read
International
Apple sued over obscure film by China's media regulator: court
Apple sued over obscure film by China's media regulator: court
BEIJING, CHINA: Apple is being sued by China's media regulator over rights to an obscure patriotic film, a Beijing court said on Thursday, in the latest legal battle for the US tech giant in one of its crucial overseas markets... read
Google's Madrid offices raided in tax probe: internal source
Google's Madrid offices raided in tax probe: internal source
MADRID, SPAIN: Google's offices in Madrid were being searched in a tax probe on Thursday, 30 June 2016, an internal source said, just over a month after police raided the Internet giant in Paris in a similar investigation... read
Ex-Saint Laurent designer wins USD13m payout in contract dispute
Ex-Saint Laurent designer wins USD13m payout in contract dispute
PARIS, FRANCE: Hedi Slimane, the former creative director of French fashion house Saint Laurent, is to receive $13 million in a contractual dispute over his departure from the company, his lawyer said on Wednesday, 29 June 2016... read
Google faces new EU anti-trust charges: sources
Google faces new EU anti-trust charges: sources
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Google faces fresh EU anti-competition charges, this time targeting the search engine giant's advertising business, sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, 28 June 2016... read
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