Is a separate debarment enquiry in terms of FAIS necessary?
07 Jul 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Shenaaz Munga
It is clear from this judgment that it is not necessary to hold separate disciplinary and debarment enquiries if the disciplinary enquiry could also impact on whether the FSP’s representative is fit and proper in terms of the FAIS Act.
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Update: Leave to appeal granted on narrow grounds in relation to the Pretoria High Court judgment which declared the level 3 and 4 regulations unconstitutional
07 Jul 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Joshua Davis
On 30 June 2020, Judge Norman Davis granted the state leave to appeal the decision in Reyno Dawid de Beer and Others v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (“COGTA”)
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tax in brief | issue 49
07 Jul 2020
tax in brief | issue 49
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Privacy law is likely to be extra business cost
06 Jul 2020
BY Ridwaan Boda AND Era Gunning
Companies in SA may see their costs rising in an effort to comply with the long awaited Protection of Per sonal Information Act
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African brand survey paints a bleak picture of... African brands
06 Jul 2020
On 26 May 2020 The Star newspaper reported on the recently published Brand Africa 100 Best Brands 2020 report. The heading used was “Africa not creating more competitive brands to meet needs of its growing consumers – survey”.
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Hermès: How WWII shortages led to the creation of an iconic brand
06 Jul 2020
BY Liézal Mostert
An interesting article entitled “A Shortage of Product Packaging During WWII Led to the Birth of Hermès’ Famous Orange Color Mark” from US publication The Fashion Law on 22 May 2020, forms the basis of this article.
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Can “Black Lives Matter” be trade marked?
06 Jul 2020
BY Ilse du Plessis
Recent reports in the publication World Trademark Review (“WTR”) has reported that many have jumped on the “Black Lives Matter” bandwagon and started filing some pretty dodgy trade mark applications.
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The Greek Freak and celebrity trade marks
06 Jul 2020
BY Gaelyn Scott
One of the biggest names in US basketball right now is Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis is huge in every way and he’s the NBA’s current MVP. For years Giannis has been all over the sports news but now Giannis is making IP news too.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 359 | 05 Jul 2020
issue 359
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POPIA 101: the journey to compliance
03 Jul 2020
Presentation slides from our webinar held on 1 JUL 2020
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South African treatment of tax debt | webinar series | Q&A
02 Jul 2020
ENSafrica's responds to questions following our webinar on the South African treatment of tax debt
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Life sciences acquisitions and divestments
02 Jul 2020
HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES - SOUTH AFRICA
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Ready, set, protect! Is your workplace ready for POPIA?
02 Jul 2020
BY Suemeya Hanif AND Kerry-Anne do Couto
We look at some of the key ways POPIA will affect the workplace and measures to be adopted by employers to comply.
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Employees working from home? The crippling effects of cyberattacks you may not be prepared for
01 Jul 2020
BY Suad Jacobs
How can companies protect themselves from this scourge?
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ENSafrica’s Thierry Koenig elected President of the Mauritius Law Society
01 Jul 2020
ENSafrica is pleased to announce that today, 1 July 2020, Thierry Koenig SA, Head of ENSafrica in Mauritius, was elected President of the Mauritius Law Society.
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