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JACKIE LAFLEUR
It is increasingly common for parties of a dispute to reach a settlement, either prior to launching legal proceedings or before their conclusion. Parties may wish to settle their disputes outside of legal proceedings for a number of reasons, including in order to avoid the legal costs or time associated with legal proceedings (be it litigation or arbitration). read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity is excited to announce the relaunch of our Biz Product and Rate Card, featuring all-new product infographics, descriptors and more... Read
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Human Rights Law
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The inquest into the death apparently by hanging of human rights activist Dr Neil Aggett in 1982 will re-convene in January, aiming to bring answers and justice for his family... Read
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OHENE YAW AMPOFO-ANTI
The Equality Court has ruled that a woman transgender inmate may express her gender identity while incarcerated in an all-male prison. The court ruled, on 23 September, that the inmate is allowed to wear her hair long; wear make-up; wear female clothing and be addressed by officials using female pronouns... Read
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Labour Law
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The banking sector strike scheduled for tomorrow (27 September 2019) has been called off after the Labour Court interdicted it as unlawful... Read
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The right to strike is enshrined in our Constitution and is fiercely protected by trade unions. However, the right to strike is limited in certain circumstances and specific procedures need to be followed... Read
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BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES
Very recently, the Amabhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism challenged portions of the Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication Related Information Act (RICA) in the Pretoria High Court... Read
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Land & Property Law
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The answer is an emphatic 'yes' from Peter Mennen, head of legal at TPN... Read
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Law Practice
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Justice Edwin Cameron, academic, jurist, author and recently retired Constitutional Court judge, was elected to the office of Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) yesterday, 25 September 2019... Read
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ISSUED BY EUROPLAW
Dr Pistorius has been appointed as a professional consultant to a new company, Europlaw Group Africa Limited, to be launched in Mauritius... Read
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Legislation
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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has invited members of the public to participate in the consultation workshops on the Feeds and Pet Food Bills, and Fertiliser Bill... Read
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African economies come first and third in the Standard Chartered Trade20 Index, which identifies the markets with the greatest potential for future trade growth... Read
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Businesses in Africa can't ignore WhatsApp as a potential connection point to customers to revolutionise their user experience... Read
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African investment has traditionally been dominated by its big economies but the long-awaited emergence of intercontinental trade blocs is shifting the balance of power... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The opening keynote of the final day of the Gartner Symposium 2019 kicked off with a conversation with Nicky Newton-King, retiring from her role as CEO of the JSE on 30 September. She spoke of the role of tech in business and society and the aspects of leadership and transformation that have been part of her 23-year journey with the JSE... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
While Artificial Intelligence or AI continues to make tech headlines for innovative new products and their impact in the workplace, as with most emerging fields, AI has also encountered several noteworthy growing pains. The recent Gartner Symposium uncovered a number of the top AI blunders of recent times, and what CIOs can learn from these failures... Read
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