Parody and abuse
02 Apr 2019
BY Gaelyn Scott AND Liézal Mostert
A long-running legal dispute in the USA involving the brand Louis Vuitton is interesting. Not only does it deal with parody as a defence to trade mark infringement, but it also deals with trade mark bullying.
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Africa Business In Brief
31 Mar 2019
issue 298
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GTDT: Arbitration
28 Mar 2019
South Africa | 2019
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Uganda passes new Investment Code
26 Mar 2019
BY Phillip Karugaba
Uganda has enacted the Investment Code Act, 2019. The previous Code was enacted in 1991 and was long overdue for amendment given the changes in approach to attracting investment and the glaring weaknesses in the old Code.
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Africa Business In Brief
25 Mar 2019
issue 297
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The Labour and Employment Disputes Review
20 Mar 2019
BY Peter le Roux AND Ross Alcock
2nd Ed | South Africa
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South African patents, registered designs and patent and design applications: substantial fee increase imminent
19 Mar 2019
As of 1 April 2019, the official fees payable on South African patents, registered designs, and patent and design applications will be significantly increased for corporate entities.
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tax revenews | issue 22
19 Mar 2019
tax revenews | issue 22
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Africa Business In Brief
17 Mar 2019
issue 296
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Africa tax in brief
12 Mar 2019
BY Celia Becker
The latest tax developments across Africa
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Not all dividends are ordinary
12 Mar 2019
BY Michael Reifarth
Shareholders should therefore carefully evaluate the economic effect as well as the tax implications of the relevant options available to them before making an election in respect of a particular form of distribution.
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Proposed amendments to clarify income tax treatment of statutory mergers
12 Mar 2019
BY Robert Gad , Megan Stuart-Steer AND Jo-Paula Roman
Proposed amendments to clarify income tax treatment of statutory mergers.
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Reportable arrangement: proposed reporting burden on mining companies and rehabilitation trusts
12 Mar 2019
BY Kristel van Rensburg AND Emile Cronje
Reportable arrangement: proposed reporting burden on mining companies and rehabilitation trusts
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DRC and Cameroon introduce new tax regimes
11 Mar 2019
BY Celia Becker
Both the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon introduced a number of significant amendments towards the end of 2018.
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Hasty IT deals can get firms burnt badly
11 Mar 2019
BY Ridwaan Boda
Sound IT governance cannot be ignored in the quest to digitise.
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