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Deputy Chairperson of the National Forum on the Legal Profession, Max Boqwana, has announced the first cohort of the Legal Practice Council... read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
NEWSWATCH: Court reporting is notoriously one of the most strictly regulated fields of journalism, which is why media celebrated this morning when granted an application to take still pictures of the #DrosRape accused...read
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PIETER CONRADIE, ANJA HOFMEYR AND ASHLEIGH GORDON
The Supreme Court of Appeal handed down a ground-breaking judgment recently in the matter Centre for Child Law & Others v Media 24 Limited & Others, reinforcing the public's right to be informed of crimes involving child victims...read
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CIARAN RYAN
A full bench of the Pretoria High Court ruled last week that magistrates' courts should be the first port of call for banks seeking judgment against their clients...read
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Corporate & Commercial Law
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A Notice of Liquidation has been issued against the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa by Eripio, but the members of the ASA are determined that this will not mean the end of self-regulation of advertising content... Read
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Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has gazetted the Companies Amendment Bill for public comment... Read
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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has welcomed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering the United States of America (USA) to ensure that sanctions against Iran do not affect humanitarian aid and civil aviation safety... Read
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Labour Law
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JOHAN BOTES
Do employees automatically transfer from an old service provider to a new service provider when the client replaces the one with the other...? Read
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Land & Property Law
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JJ VAN DER WALT
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa recently had to consider whether a company subleasing accommodation premises to a university could enjoy the tax benefits that are available to suppliers of commercial accommodation... Read
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CIARAN RYAN
The Pretoria High Court struck another blow on behalf of distressed debtors last week. A full bench of three judges ruled that magistrates' courts should be the first port of call for financial institutions seeking judgment against their clients, where matters fall within the lower courts' monetary jurisdiction... Read
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Law Practice
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NIKITA LALLA
In response to demands for greater predictability and the necessity to control legal costs more effectively, it has become essential for law firms to remain innovative by introducing non-hourly billing strategies... Read
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Legislation
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The Department of Labour's public hearings on the amendments of the Employment Equity (EE) Act and the draft EE regulations kicks off in KwaZulu-Natal this week. Read
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Media & Entertainment Law
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LEIGH ANDREWS
NEWSWATCH: Some fear the demise of SA's Advertising Standards Authority will lead to a drop in advertising quality, but self-regulation will remain a core focus for the new Advertising Regulatory Board, set to start swinging stronger than before... Read
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Tax Law
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DAVID CHRISTIANSON
Political scientist, Francis Fukuyama, in a general formulation, writes about how countries should aspire to the level of institutional and social achievement of Denmark. 'Getting to Denmark' is how he summarises the development challenge... Read
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ANERIA BOUWER
While there is a huge focus on stimulating employment, one aspect not receiving sufficient attention is the devastating impact VAT can have on small, labour-intensive businesses and how VAT can be used to incentivise job creation... Read
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With October being International Cyber Security Awareness Month, people should be more responsible when it comes to what they do on the internet... Read
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JOHN PRESS
Television shows like Dragon's Den would have us believe that a halfway decent product and a charismatic founder are all that's needed for an SMME to attract investors... Read
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