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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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Patents: Solving the problem of “card clash”

03 Aug 2020

Computer-implemented inventions and even business-related inventions can in many cases be patented, provided the invention has a technical character.
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A 101 guide to insolvency and business rescue in Uganda

03 Aug 2020
BY Donald Nyakairu AND Tracy Kakongi

Business rescue affords companies the opportunity to restructure their financial affairs and offers a more advantageous realisation of the company’s assets than would be achieved from liquidation.
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Kenya: update on the Data Commissioner’s appointment

03 Aug 2020
BY Mahesh Acharya

The Public Service Commission (the “Commission”), in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act, 2019 (“DPA”), recently published a list of shortlisted candidates for the position of Data Commissioner.
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Africa Business In Brief

issue 363 | 02 Aug 2020

issue 363
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ICLG: Insurance & Reinsurance 2020

31 Jul 2020

South Africa | 2020
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Handout | Interest deductibility in South Africa

29 Jul 2020

Handout | Interest deductibility in South Africa
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South Africa: COVID-19 related insurance claims and coverage: resolving the coverage disputes

28 Jul 2020
BY Rob Scott AND Zara Sher

It is imperative that an expeditious route or process be found in order to bring a finality to the business interruption claims in the South African context in the shortest possible timeframe.
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COVID-19 and mental health in the workplace

28 Jul 2020
BY Prencess Mohlahlo AND Naledi Raseote

Several cases in South Africa have highlighted the importance of employer awareness of their responsibilities when faced with employees whose mental health has been adversely impacted by COVID-19 and the lockdown.
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ENSafrica: Coronavirus (COVID-19) legal update

Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue 11 | 28 Jul 2020

issue 11
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What are the implications of the recent SCA judgment for firearm owners?

28 Jul 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee , Willem van der Colff AND Ariane Nevin

The South African Constitutional Court previously held that “Gun ownership is not a fundamental right under our Bill of Rights. It is a privilege regulated by law, under the Firearms Control Act.”
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