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InsureTalk 2020 | webinar
21 May 2020BY Rob Scott, Matthew Morrison InsureTalk 2020 | webinar
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Remedies for patent infringement
IP | 05 May 2020BY Dr. Joanne van Harmelen A recent patent judgment from South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) deals with issues of a procedural nature.
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South Africa: COVID-19, Amazon and the changing face of brand enforcement
IP | 05 May 2020BY Gaelyn Scott The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the world dramatically.
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South Africa: COVID-19, technology and patents: the good, the bad and the ugly
IP | 05 May 2020BY Rowan Forster There is no doubt that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound effect on the world and it is perhaps unsurprising that the world of intellectual property has not marched on unaffected.
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Chinese court sends IP enforcement signal by awarding record patent damages
IP | 05 May 2020BY Hugo Biermann Global toy and entertainment company, Spin Master, has been awarded damages of USD2.2-million (over ZAR40-million at the current exchange rate) in an important patent victory in a Chinese court.
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Whistleblower law won’t protect those abusing it to avoid their own misconduct
employment | 05 May 2020BY Suemeya Hanif South Africa’s Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (“PDA”) offers protection for employees who are whistleblowers, and who make “protected disclosures”, namely those that provide information exposing cri…
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A judgment that’s neither short nor sweet
IP | 05 May 2020BY Gerard du Toit The South African Supreme Court of Appeal recently handed down an important judgment that covers a lot of IP law.
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Africa tax in brief
tax | 21 Apr 2020BY Celia Becker The latest tax developments across Africa
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South African crypto asset regulatory framework proposed
tax | 21 Apr 2020BY Megan Stuart-Steer, Jo-Paula Roman The Crypto Assets Regulatory Working Group (“CAR WG”) of the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (“IFWG”) has released its long-anticipated position paper on crypto assets.
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South Africa: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and privacy concerns in your school
technology, media and telecommunications | 21 Apr 2020BY Era Gunning, Wilmari Strachan In light of the declaration of a National State of Disaster as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is now likely that schools and further learning institutions in South Africa will re…
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South Africa: amendments to the lockdown regulations: take-home points for employers
employment | 17 Apr 2020BY Lauren Salt On 16 April 2020, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs issued a notice which amended several material aspects of the lockdown regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of…
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South Africa: A new Online Portal and Easy Aid Guides for applying to the C19 TERS
employment | 16 Apr 2020BY Lauren Salt In the wake of the rapid developments to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Temporary Relief Scheme (“C19 TERS”) in the past few weeks, it is critical that employers remain informed and up-to-date on the lat…
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Compensation for loss arising from protected strikes: some thoughts on an employer’s options
employment | 14 Apr 2020BY Peter le Roux A strike, and employees’ actions during a strike, will almost inevitably cause an employer losses.
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South Africa: Cost-cutting employment alternatives to retrenchment following the extended lockdown
employment | 14 Apr 2020BY Brian Patterson, Audrey Johnson Like many other countries worldwide, South Africa went into a 21-day national lockdown on 27 March, in an effort to help slow down the spread of the Coronavirus
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South Africa: tax considerations arising from the impact of COVID-19 on contractual obligations
tax | 07 Apr 2020BY Megan Stuart-Steer, Jo-Paula Roman, Robert Gad Our firm has published several articles (link here) in relation to the impact of COVID-19 on the contractual obligations of parties, mainly due to the promulgation of emergency legislation impacting …
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