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Time to update your KYC documentation for GBC2s

20 Jul 2021
BY Adrien Wong, Nashenta Vuddamalay Zindel
Through the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018, Mauritius has made substantial legislative reforms to its financial services sector, and more specifically, its global business regime
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Can employers dismiss their off-duty employees for taking part in looting?

14 Jul 2021
BY Lauren Salt
With looting and violence continuing unabated in many parts of South Africa - if spotted looting while off duty, can they dismiss their employees?
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Uganda cannot register patent rights in Covidex

14 Jul 2021
BY Tracy Kakongi, Phillip Karugaba, Dr. Joanne van Harmelen
Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang, a Ugandan pharmacist, has claimed to have invented a treatment for COVID-19 named Covidex.
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New judgment highlights importance of text, context and purpose in interpreting contracts

13 Jul 2021
BY Aslam Moosajee
The case of Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd and Another v Coral Lagoon Investments 194 (Pty) Ltd and Others is valuable as it succinctly sets out the rules relating to the interpretation of contracts.
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The SAA lockout case trilogy

13 Jul 2021
BY Brian Patterson, Nomampondo Banzi
South African Airways (SOC) Limited ("SAA") is a party to an evergreen regulating agreement between it and the South African Airways' Pilots Association ("SAAPA"), which regulates its pilots' terms a…
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Tax in Brief | Issue 67

13 Jul 2021
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please find issue 67 of ENSafrica’s tax in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.
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Telecoms and media in brief | Issue 25

13 Jul 2021
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please find issue 25 of the ENSafrica telecoms and media in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.
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Africa regulatory ENSight

Africa regulatory ENSight | 07 Jul 2021
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issue 6 of 2021
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ENSafrica’s Gaelyn Scott named one of South Africa’s top women in IP

06 Jul 2021
BY Gaelyn Scott
Head of ENSafrica’s IP department Gaelyn Scott is one of only three women in South Africa to have been included in Managing IP’s IP STARS Top 250 Women in IP for 2021/22.
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When does a debt prescribe?

06 Jul 2021
BY Aslam Moosajee, Shenaaz Munga
Does prescription run from the date that the debt is due, or when the creditor has adequate facts regarding the claim?
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When does the spoliation remedy apply?

06 Jul 2021
BY Aslam Moosajee
The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) recently handed down two judgments which provide some interesting insights into the interpretation and limits of the spoliation remedy.
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International Energy Transition Observatory 2021

06 Jul 2021
BY Zeyn Bhyat
Renewable energy in South Africa
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ARIPO’s newest member: Republic of the Gambia

06 Jul 2021
BY Fae Hassan
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (“ARIPO”) is one of the cost effective regional systems in Africa that allows a brand holder to file a single trade mark application in differe…
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IP valuations – an essential piece of the IP puzzle

05 Jul 2021
BY Waldo Steyn, 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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International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook (ILEL) - South Africa

28 Jun 2021
BY Zahida Ebrahim, Stuart Harrison, Brian Patterson
International Labour & Employment Compliance Handbook – Suppl. 33 (2021)
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