Best steer clear of Aunty Helen
05 Jul 2021
BY Manisha Bugwandeen-Doorasamy
You might think that “Aunty Helen” is a perfectly good trade mark. After all, it could work with a variety of goods and services – tea, biscuits, rusks, knitwear, nursery schools, counselling services… perhaps you have some other suggestions!
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The EU’s IP action plan: lessons for Africa?
05 Jul 2021
BY Waldo Steyn
The European Commission has published a plan for getting the EU out of the mess that it’s in as a result of COVID-19.
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IP valuations – an essential piece of the IP puzzle
05 Jul 2021
BY Waldo Steyn AND Hugo Biermann
IP CloseUP, in an article that appeared in January 2021, explains the increased importance of intangible assets as follows:
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 407 | 04 Jul 2021
issue 407
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Exemptions from POPIA's processing conditions
01 Jul 2021
BY Rakhee Dullabh AND Priyanka Naidoo
The Information Regulator ("Regulator") has published a Guidance Note on Exemptions from the Conditions for Lawful Processing of Personal Information
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Certain private bodies are exempt from compiling a PAIA manual, for now
30 Jun 2021
BY Rakhee Dullabh AND Priyanka Naidoo
In terms of section 51(4) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 ("PAIA"), the Minister for Justice and Correctional Services has extended the exemption that certain private bodies do not need to have a PAIA manual
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Are you a prescribed officer? Know your ESG risks and exposure to environmental liability
29 Jun 2021
BY Ntsiki Adonisi-Kgame AND Mihlali Sitefane
Recent environmental trends have brought environmental law liability back into the spotlight.
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A win for employers: restraints of trade in the time of COVID-19
29 Jun 2021
BY Jayson Kent
Earlier this year, the High Court’s judgment in Oomph Out of Home Media (Pty) Limited v Brien and another, dealt with the issue of enforcing a restraint of trade during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GUIDANCE NOTE ON PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CHILDREN
29 Jun 2021
GUIDANCE NOTE ON PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CHILDREN
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GUIDANCE NOTE ON PROCESSING OF SPECIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION
29 Jun 2021
GUIDANCE NOTE ON PROCESSING OF SPECIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION
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POPIA is almost here: more detail on prior authorisation for processing special personal information and children’s information released
29 Jun 2021
BY Era Gunning AND Nicole Gabryk
The long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) becomes effective on 1 July 2021.
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International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook (ILEL) - South Africa
29 Jun 2021
BY Brian Patterson , Stuart Harrison AND Zahida Ebrahim
International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook (ILEL) - South Africa - 2021
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Asset-for-share transactions: a new potential pitfall
28 Jun 2021
BY Nicolette Smit
The corporate reorganisation rules contained in section 42 – 47 of the Income Tax Act, 1962 provide taxpayers with a mechanism to defer the tax implications that would otherwise result from certain restructure transactions.
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Funding offshore trusts
28 Jun 2021
BY Peter Dachs
Many South African tax residents have settled offshore trusts in various jurisdictions outside South Africa.
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Africa tax in brief
28 Jun 2021
BY Celia Becker
Africa Tax Administration Forum revises Pillar One Proposals
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