The future of energy production in South Africa
11 Aug 2020
BY Eric le Grange , Loren Tibshraeny AND Sasha Singh
COVID-19 has ravaged through the already weakened South African economy and have made a massive impact on the country’s balance sheet.
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A pyrrhic victory: The Constitutional Court attempt to limit the 30% deposit rule for Tax Appeal Tribunal matters
11 Aug 2020
BY Celia Becker AND Phillip Karugaba
A recent decision by the Constitutional Court in Fuelex Uganda Ltd v URA, shows that the requirement for a taxpayer to pay 30% of a disputed tax as a condition to objecting against an assessment, was in part unconstitutional.
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South Africa: Tips for virtual meetings and hearings
11 Aug 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Shenaaz Munga
Given the prevalence of the conduct of business by way of virtual platforms and the likelihood of virtual meetings becoming the new norm, we list a few practical tips to avoid subsequent embarrassment.
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Sustainable finance and the South African financial services sector
11 Aug 2020
BY James Brand AND Jessica Blumenthal
National Treasury’s draft technical paper: “Financing a Sustainable Economy” (“the technical paper”), published in May 2020, is a recognition by South Africa’s regulators of the potential impact of climate change on the financial sector.
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ENSafrica | African competition roundup | issue 2 | August 2020
11 Aug 2020
ENSafrica | African competition roundup | issue 2 | August 2020
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ENSafrica: Coronavirus (COVID-19) legal update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue 12 | 11 Aug 2020
issue 12
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Employers beware: POPIA and consequent liabilities for employers
11 Aug 2020
BY Era Gunning AND Suemeya Hanif
Non-compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 can have serious and unintended consequences for employers.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 364 | 09 Aug 2020
issue 364
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Can our environmental laws protect our marine ecosystem from oil spills?
07 Aug 2020
Mauritius may be experiencing its first major oil spill and a potential ecological catastrophe following the running aground of the MV Wakashio on 25 July 2020.
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Africa regulatory ENSight
issue 7 of 2020 | 05 Aug 2020
issue 7 of 2020
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Transferring personal information outside of South Africa: POPIA and the implications of Schrems II
04 Aug 2020
BY Era Gunning
It is imperative for organisations to comply with POPIA when transferring personal information outside of South Africa.
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Mining Tax: Miners caught between a rock and proposed amendments
04 Aug 2020
BY Andries Myburgh AND Kristel van Rensburg
On 31 July 2020, National Treasury and SARS published the 2020 Draft TLAB and Draft TALAB, for public comment due by 31 August 2020.
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Genetically modified mice and the patent bargain
04 Aug 2020
BY Rowan Forster
This judgment is a useful reminder of what is sometimes referred to as the “patent bargain”, something that is at the very heart of the patent system.
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Booking.com – is it generic?
03 Aug 2020
BY Fae Hassan AND Manisha Bugwandeen-Doorasamy
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the judgment in the recent case of United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com that may in time be referred to as the “generic.com case”.
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Trade secrets: in the news again
03 Aug 2020
Recent news stories have once again shone a spotlight on the issue of trade secrets.
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