Employment ENSight roundup
04 Dec 2020
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Thomson Reuters | Public mergers and acquisitions in South Africa: overview and market analysis overview
corporate commercial
04 Dec 2020BY Vusimuzi Magubane
A Q&A guide to public mergers and acquisitions law in South Africa.
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IP article roundup
04 Dec 2020
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Africa tax in brief
tax
03 Dec 2020BY Celia Becker
The latest tax news and developments across Africa
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Resisting temptation: utilisation of assessed losses
tax
03 Dec 2020BY Mike Benetello
In the current economic environment impacted by COVID-19, many corporate taxpayers have been negatively impacted
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Africa regulatory ENSight
issue 11 of 2020 | 02 Dec 2020
issue 11 of 2020
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South African Constitutional Court rules on compensation for domestic workers
employment
01 Dec 2020BY Pareen Rogers AND Natasha Coleman
A landmark judgment was handed down by the South African Constitutional Court recently
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Does an employer have an obligation to contact a trade union official prior to dismissing unprotected strikers?
employment
01 Dec 2020BY Peter le Roux AND Themba Maduna
In the recent case of Roberts Brothers Construction v NUM obo Stimele and Others, the Labour Appeal Court dealt with an aspect of item 6(2) of the Code of Good Practice
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TERS forensic auditing imminent: employers, be prepared
employment
01 Dec 2020BY Lauren Salt AND Jessie Moore
From the first week of December 2020, employers who received benefits from the COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme
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Telecoms and media in brief | Issue 19
technology, media and telecommunications (TMT)
01 Dec 2020
Telecoms and media in brief | Issue 19
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South African blueberries and plant breeders’ rights
intellectual property (IP)
30 Nov 2020BY Dr. Joanne van Harmelen
A recent news item, “Blueberry industry faces blues over trading rights row” (Cape Argus, 9 November 2020), shines a spotlight on an area of law that seldom makes the news.
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Blown the budget on a Ferrari? Bad news… it’s just a car
intellectual property (IP)
30 Nov 2020BY Delene Bertasso
A trade mark registration can be cancelled by what the law calls an “interested party” (generally an envious competitor) if that party can show that there was no genuine use of that trade mark for a continuous period of five years or longer.
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Branding in difficult times: are brand owners becoming boss?
intellectual property (IP)
30 Nov 2020BY Gaelyn Scott
The pandemic has already influenced human behaviour in several ways, but is it starting to affect the behaviour of brand owners too?
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Avoid the crocodiles (at all Lacostes)
intellectual property (IP)
30 Nov 2020BY Pravin Barthia
It is not uncommon for large retail chains to try to create some sort of link between their own brands and well-known brands.
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ENSafrica experts recognised for IP excellence
intellectual property (IP)
30 Nov 2020
We are thrilled that three of our IP experts have recently received recognition from two prestigious IP publications.
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