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 | BERNADETTE VERSFELD Intellectual property is often overlooked when a business is compelled to seek business rescue or liquidation, but it may form a valuable asset, requiring decisions to be made on whether to sell it or maintain it... read |
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 | Cabinet has approved the tabling of the Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill, 2020, in Parliament, National Treasury has announced... Read |
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| |  | AHLISHA YESMARIAM Although the restrictions under Level 3 lockdown have been relaxed somewhat, there are still restrictions on immigration, with no update on the concessions released previously. However, some additional measures have been introduced regarding the movement of people across the country's borders... Read |  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Bizcommunity, in collaboration with the ACA (Association for Communications and Advertising), announces an exciting new content collaboration aimed at unpacking the economics and contribution of advertising to business... Read |
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| Corporate & Commercial Law |
 | The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) is calling for comments on the discussion document relating to the publication of the Franchise Association of South Africa Industry Code... Read |
| Human Rights Law |
 | LAURA MACFARLANE AND FRANCES BARKER The coronavirus pandemic has brought to the fore the rights of an employer to insist on the wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE). However, there may be instances where employees are unable or unwilling to wear the prescribed PPE, as doing so would go against their religious beliefs... Read |
| Labour Law |
 | JOHAN BOTES The issue of when an employer should explore alternatives to retrenchment has never been more relevant than now, as businesses begin to respond to the impacts of Covid-19 on their operations... Read |
| Legislation |
 | Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has welcomed the National Assembly's decision to pass two amendment bills to remedy laws, which have had deeply layered patriarchal effects on society... Read |
 | The Electoral Commission has noted the judgment of the Constitutional Court declaring parts of the Electoral Act unconstitutional... Read |
 | The Select Committee on Security and Justice has adopted the Cybercrimes Bill, among several other pieces of legislation... Read |
| Media & Entertainment Law |
 | JOHN YELD South African legal history will be made in the Cape High Court on Tuesday [today] where the first part of novel litigation involving a R14.25m defamation suit by mining interests against activists has been set down for hearing. The defendants argue that it is a 'SLAPP' suit... Read |
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 | June marks Pride Month as the LGBTIAQ+ community remembers the Stonewall riots - which called for equal rights. During June all around the world, the community celebrates the impact it has on the world... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Sparkle, a digital ecosystem providing financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has officially launched by Uzoma Dozie, the former chief executive officer of Diamond Bank... Read |
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 | This Youth Month, the youth are sharing what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth through a series of videos... Read |
 | DANIEL HUMAN This is not the time of Charles Dickens. It is not the best of times; it is only the worst of times... Read |
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