Tax in Brief | Issue 101
13 Jun 2023
Below, please find issue 101 of ENSafrica’s tax in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.
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A new hope for immigration and same-sex marriage in Namibia
13 Jun 2023
BY Vanessa Boesak AND Marsha Shaanika
While this judgment only expressly applies in the context of immigration law, it is a hopeful, spirited judgment that could mark the beginning of a new era of rights protection in Namibia for the LGBTQI+ community.
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CIPC confirms that beneficial ownership information must be filed as soon as possible
13 Jun 2023
BY Era Gunning AND Amelia Warren
It is crucial that all companies file their BO information as soon as possible. There is no transitional period, nor can companies wait until their annual returns anniversary date.
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The regulation of severance pay in excess of the minimum set by the BCEA
13 Jun 2023
Although the BCEA sets minimum terms and conditions of employment, parties to an employment contract may agree to terms and conditions that are more favourable to an employee than those prescribed in the BCEA.
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Landmark Supreme Court of Kenya decision: investigate your property titles
13 Jun 2023
BY Nigel Shaw , Brenda Matu AND Duane Wekesa
We expect that this judgment will expand the nature of due diligence conducted in property transactions as more caution will be required prior to engaging in property transactions.
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Controversial Draft Regulations propose racial quotas for water use
12 Jun 2023
BY Sanjay Kassen AND Surina Moodley
The Draft Regulations have introduced the most radical and far-reaching effort by the government to date, to effect demographic change concerning water use in the country by prescribing requirements for achieving equity.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 500 | 11 Jun 2023
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The Metaverse, retail and brand protection
06 Jun 2023
BY Fae Hassan
When first confronted with concepts such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs, it took most of us quite some time before we felt it was “safe enough” to make our first online purchase.
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Court reminds South African police of their legal duties during a strike
06 Jun 2023
BY Prencess Mohlahlo
This judgment may ensure that the SAPS, in the context of strikes, act in accordance with their constitutional duty to maintain public order without awaiting to be prodded by the courts to do so.
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Show up to your arbitration or face the consequences
06 Jun 2023
BY Irvin Lawrence AND Kara Barnard
Whilst the right of an applicant to have a dispute arbitrated should not be easily closed, a balance should be struck to ensure that a respondent in a dispute is not required to wait indefinitely for the dispute to be finalised.
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PAIA’s “public interest override” now applies to taxpayer information
06 Jun 2023
BY Aslam Moosajee
Whatever the merit of such an argument, the Court is generally reluctant to suspend an order of invalidity without providing interim relief, and its order was thus unsurprising
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Africa tax in brief
06 Jun 2023
BY Celia Becker
The latest tax news and developments across Africa
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ChatGPT and AI: Navigating uncharted copyright territory
05 Jun 2023
BY Dr. Bernard Dippenaar
The concern that copyright owners have is this: generative AI tools like ChatGPT are built on the back of works that enjoy copyright protection, yet these copyrighted works are used to train generative AI models without authority or payment.
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Ed Sheeran off the “hook” in copyright battle
05 Jun 2023
BY Gaelyn Scott
The funny thing about IP law is that it can protect things as diverse as highly complex ground-breaking inventions that may save millions of lives, to a snippet of the most banal music, something that came to the creator whilst in the shower.
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UK trade mark clashes: pints and ploys
05 Jun 2023
Navigating the intricate world of intellectual property disputes can lead to intriguing developments, and two recent cases in the UK have caught the attention of both legal enthusiasts and curious observers.
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