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How to start Popia journey

Business Law and Tax Review | 09 Mar 2021
BY Rakhee Dullabh, Nicole Gabryk
Appointment of an information officer is a good first step, although clarity is needed on some issues
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Tax policies and developments affecting foreign portfolio investment in sub-Saharan Africa

tax | 26 Feb 2021
BY Celia Becker
Journal of Securities Operations & Custody Volume 13 Number 1
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South Africa: Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

employment | 15 Feb 2021
BY Natasha Coleman, Pareen Rogers
Several statutes govern employment law in South Africa, the most relevant of which are as follows:
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ENSafrica webinar | service level: expectations and frustrations

technology, media and telecommunications | 11 Nov 2020
BY Isaivan Naidoo, Ridwaan Boda
Presentation slides from 10 OCT 2020
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When can an employer substitute the sanction of a disciplinary chairperson?

employment | 19 Oct 2020
BY Lee Masuku
The SA Labour Court had to determine whether the dismissal of two employees was unfair in circumstances where the employer had substituted a disciplinary chairperson’s sanction of a final written war…
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Independent contractor or labour broker? Court rules that substance over form is an essential factor

employment | 19 Oct 2020
BY Irvin Lawrence
The rapid increase in the utilisation of labour brokers (referred to as “temporary employment service” in the LRA) has prompted organised labour to call for stricter and more detailed regulation of t…
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No Banksy, copyright isn’t for losers

IP | 05 Oct 2020
BY Ilse du Plessis
To describe the recent Banksy trade mark judgment as an unusual one would be an understatement. But I suppose you’d expect nothing less from a case dealing with one of the world’s most interesting li…
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When your trade mark doesn’t feel quite right, and when it absolutely does

IP | 05 Oct 2020
BY Liézal Mostert
Two trade mark stories for the price of one. Something a Scotsman would be happy with!
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COVID-19: Is it sparking IP interest?

IP | 05 Oct 2020
BY Manisha Bugwandeen-Doorasamy
Apparently, a number of major jurisdictions’ trade mark filings have been up this year. This is, of course, counter-intuitive, given that so many business-related figures are down.
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Dinner at Somizi’s: a grab-and-go?

IP | 05 Oct 2020
BY André J Maré
“Dinner at Somizi’s” is the story that’s gripped the nation with all the elements of a classic drama: celebrity, intrigue, double crossing and that vital cog for any narrative – intellectual property…
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Breaking news: the queen monitors trade mark filings

IP | 05 Oct 2020
BY Gaelyn Scott
The UK Registry recently upheld a trade mark opposition filed by Queen Elizabeth II.
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The ticking TERS timebomb: a transient alternative to retrenchment

employment | 15 Sep 2020
BY Lauren Salt
It is crunch time for many South African employers as retrenchments and other cost-cutting measures become sore realities for numerous businesses navigating the devastating impact of the Coronavirus …
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Africa Tax in Brief

tax | 08 Sep 2020
BY Celia Becker
The latest tax developments across Africa
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Uganda Revenue Authority issues public notice on voluntary disclosure under the Tax Procedures Code Act

tax | 25 Aug 2020
BY Celia Becker, Phillip Karugaba
The notice highlights the TPCA provisions that a taxpayer who voluntarily discloses any tax that should have been declared, may enter into an agreement to pay the outstanding unpaid tax and will not …
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Africa Tax in Brief

tax | 18 Aug 2020
BY Celia Becker
The latest tax developments across Africa
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