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TIISETSO RABOLAO AND TRACY ROBBINS
The recently announced plan to unbundle Eskom into three separate and wholly owned entities under Eskom Holdings has received backlash from trade unions, who complained they should have been consulted first... read
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DANIEL MCLAREN
Legal claims against the department now amount to more than half of some provincial health budgets. Less money now will only mean more claims later...read
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JANINE HOLLESEN
It is important that a trademark is used, as failing to do so could lead to the cancellation of the mark if it has not been used for five years...read
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the establishment of a Special Tribunal to swiftly recover monies and assets lost by state institutions through irregular and corrupt means...read
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Intellectual Property Law
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ISSUED BY ADAMS & ADAMS
Leading IP law firm Adams & Adams and business governance consultancy, FluidRock, have teamed up to host a free breakfast discussion on intellectual property and governance... Read
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Labour Law
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EUGENE PHAJANE
Amcu has challenged the inclusivity of the Section 189(1) provisions of the Labour Relations Act, arguing retrenchments are so important that everyone needs to be consulted individually. But in our view, this section is the most practical solution and in line with the principle of majoritarianism that runs throughout SA law... Read
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Land & Property Law
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The ten-member expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform has its hands full with a looming deadline to submit a policy perspective to the Presidency that will drive land reform in the country... Read
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GRAEME PALMER
In the recent case of Milnerton Estates Limited v CSARS, the Supreme Court of Appeal had to decide whether to include the purchase price in a property developer's 2013 year of assessment... Read
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While the looming implementation of the Rental Housing Amendment Act has sparked considerable concern, many property professionals believe that there is little or no cause for panic... Read
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Law Practice
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South Africans and the international community have been urged to continue supporting the naturally superior Caster Semenya, as she continues to fight for her career at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in Switzerland... Read
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JOHN SANER, ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS
Once upon a time, not too long ago, the word "debt" in the 1969 Prescription Act covered just about any obligation to do anything. However, since 2017, a "debt" has a more constrained meaning... Read
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GROUNDUP STAFF
Thirteen judgments in the Western Cape High Court are more than six months overdue, four of which are over a year late... Read
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Legislation
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Rooting out corruption in municipalities will get the kick-start it needs with amendments being made to the Municipal Structures Act... Read
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Media & Entertainment Law
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week we go behind the selfie with Gail Schimmel, CEO of the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), and writer... Read
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Medical Law
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Government has announced a series of interventions in an effort to curb the rise of medical negligence claims against the State... Read
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Tax Law
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In Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's first Budget Speech since his appointment, he announced that sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco will rise... Read
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JEREMY SEEKINGS AND NICOLI NATTRASS
To reduce unemployment South Africa needs to prioritise labour-intensive work instead of higher wages, write professors Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass... Read
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South African finance minister Tito Mboweni, during the 2019 Budget Speech, says budget spending has to focus on getting the country ready for technology... Read
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ELAINE WANG
There has been an increase in interest by multinationals in the deployment of local cloud data centres in South Africa over the past year... Read
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Companies in almost every sector of the economy must become increasingly technology-focused as more devices are connected to the internet... Read
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