Uganda: an assessment of Uganda’s legal response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
07 Apr 2020
BY Phillip Karugaba , Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo AND Tracy Kakongi
Ten years ago, Uganda’s National Disaster Preparedness and Management Policy predicted that “an influenza pandemic may occur when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no immunity.
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South Africa: Coronavirus (COVID-19) | obligations and roles of the electronic communications sector amended
07 Apr 2020
BY Wilmari Strachan
Directions pertaining to the communications sector were issued on 26 March 2020 by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, to ensure the smooth operations of the electronic communications sector
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South Africa: tax considerations arising from the impact of COVID-19 on contractual obligations
07 Apr 2020
BY Robert Gad , Megan Stuart-Steer AND Jo-Paula Roman
Our firm has published several articles (link here) in relation to the impact of COVID-19 on the contractual obligations of parties, mainly due to the promulgation of emergency legislation impacting performance
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TikTok, goes the opportunity clock
06 Apr 2020
Why aren’t young influencers taking IP seriously?
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Artificial intelligence – real copyright?
06 Apr 2020
Over the past few years, more and more companies have started publishing news content written by artificial intelligence (“AI”) algorithms.
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Can you hear the sound of…a drink can being opened?
06 Apr 2020
BY Manisha Bugwandeen-Doorasamy
If you have any interest in trade marks, you will know that trade marks can take many forms. Although most trade marks are words or logos, trade marks can be all sorts of things…
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The role of green bonds in facilitating the transition to a low carbon economy
06 Apr 2020
South Africa is a party to a number of international environmental agreements, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Control (“UNFCCC”), 1992, the Kyoto Protocol, 1997 and the Paris Agreement.
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Unpacking proposed tax amendments in the Budget
06 Apr 2020
Given the far reaching impact of the COVID-19 related measures on economic activity in South Africa, it goes without saying that the Budget has been dramatically overtaken by the extraordinary events that are unfolding in South Africa
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Assessing the fairness of promotion decisions: the Labour Appeal Court’s approach
06 Apr 2020
BY Kara Barnard AND Muzi Mgabhi
Disputes arising from an employer’s failure to promote an employee have become an established feature in South African workplaces, especially in the public sector.
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WIPO leadership: the fox guarding the henhouse
06 Apr 2020
A fierce fight for the leadership of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (”WIPO”) reflects an ever-growing recognition of the importance of IP.
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The drugs (pricing policy) don’t work, they just make it worse
06 Apr 2020
A recent report published by the White House Council of Economic Advisers (“CEA”) on drug pricing in the United States of America has put the cost of medicine firmly back in the spotlight
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ENSafrica: Coronavirus (COVID-19) legal update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue 2 | 06 Apr 2020
issue 2
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 346 | 05 Apr 2020
issue 346
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South Africa: essential services during lockdown | employer FAQs
03 Apr 2020
BY Lauren Salt
Following the issuing of what has colloquially been called the “Lockdown Regulations” to reduce the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa, there has been a hasty scramble for essential services
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South Africa: new POPIA/Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance Note issued
03 Apr 2020
BY Ridwaan Boda AND Era Gunning
The Information Regulator, established in terms of POPIA, has now issued a Guidance Note on the processing of personal information of data subjects in the management and containment of COVID-19.
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