Mauritius reinforces its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing laws
14 Jul 2020
BY Najah Abdullah Ahmed AND Audrey Ah Keng
The Act aims to align Mauritius with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force and the EU Commission
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The Competition Commission of Mauritius to provide guidance for COVID-19 related enterprise collaborations
14 Jul 2020
BY Shrivan Dabee AND Valentine Mayer
The CCM has announced that that it will, on an exceptional and temporary basis, run a Guidance Programme in relation to proposed Coronavirus (COVID-19) related collaborations between enterprises until 11 December 2020.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 360 | 12 Jul 2020
issue 360
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Dispute Resolution ENSights
09 Jul 2020
A round-up of the latest Dispute Resolution ENSights
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IP ENSights
09 Jul 2020
A round-up of the latest IP ENSights
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POPIA 101: the journey to compliance | presentation slides | 7 JUL
08 Jul 2020
POPIA 101: the journey to compliance | presentation slides | 7 JUL
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Africa regulatory ENSight
issue 6 of 2020 | 08 Jul 2020
issue 6 of 2020
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When are companies obligated to pay salaries during lockdown?
07 Jul 2020
BY Brian Patterson AND Nomampondo Banzi
Many businesses have struggled to survive during lockdown and have subsequently applied to the High Court for business rescue. A key question that arose was whether the restaurants were obligated to pay their employees during the lockdown.
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Impact investing: Accessing ESG Capital in the Debt Capital Markets
07 Jul 2020
BY James Brand , Jessica Blumenthal , Dean Rose AND Dalit Anstey
ESG considerations are moving into the mainstream. Recent amendments to the JSE Debt Listings Requirements further expand available opportunities for issuers to issue and investors to take up sustainability-linked instruments.
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ENSafrica’s IP team lauded for African capability and female excellence in IP
07 Jul 2020
ENSafrica’s IP team was recently commended by two leading publications in the IP industry.
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Nil stamp duty payable on securities effective 1 July 2020
07 Jul 2020
BY Rachel Musoke AND Sheila Pacuto
Debentures, equitable mortgages and further charges which previously incurred stamp duty ranging from 0.5% to 1% of the secured amount, will now incur nil stamp duty.
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Uganda: Should an under declaration of consideration void a land transaction, and which court is to be followed?
07 Jul 2020
BY Phillip Karugaba AND Brian Wanyama
Failure to pay the right duty does not amount to fraud within the meaning of Section 77 and 190 of the RTA, but breach of a legal duty.
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The validity of an arbitration clause if the agreement is induced by fraud
07 Jul 2020
BY Michael Gradidge
Is a dispute resolution clause in a contract that came about as the result of fraud and misrepresentation regarded as invalid?
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SCA squashes shareholders’ damages claims against directors for breaches of the Companies Act
07 Jul 2020
BY Michael Gradidge
It was previously thought that shareholders had a right to claim directly against directors for contraventions of the Companies Act, 2008.
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Take heed of your bank’s requests
07 Jul 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Shenaaz Munga
This judgment highlights the importance of complying with requests from your bank in order to ensure the proper operation of your account.
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