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Carbon Tax: Summary of selected recent developments

tax | 03 Nov 2021
BY Mansoor Parker
The Carbon Tax Act is a relatively recent piece of legislation having been passed into law with effect from 1 June 2019.
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Collateral arrangements in 2021

tax | 03 Nov 2021
BY Magda Snyckers, Michael Reifarth
The concept of a “collateral arrangement” was inserted into South African tax legislation and came into force on 1 January 2016.
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Africa Tax in Brief

tax | 03 Nov 2021
BY Celia Becker
Africa Tax Administration Forum comments on OECD global tax agreement
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Taking Stock of ESG Regulatory Developments in South Africa

02 Nov 2021
BY James Brand
This week marks the start of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, to be held in the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
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Copyright: It really can be a joke

IP | 02 Nov 2021
BY André J Maré
Heard the one about the comedian who “stole” a joke? I don’t suppose you regularly visit Chortle, a site that’s seemingly aimed at the British comedians
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Trade Marks: lipsticks and coffee capsules

IP | 02 Nov 2021
BY Manisha Bugwandeen-Doorasamy
Product shapes have traditionally been protected by way of registered designs. But it is sometimes possible to register the shape of a product as a trade mark.
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Another colour row - the case of Mondelez and Nurture Brands

IP | 02 Nov 2021
BY Gaelyn Scott
The BBC recently published an article entitled Mondelez threatens trademark battle over bar’s lilac packaging.
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Technology, Media and Telecommunications in brief

14 Oct 2021
BY Ridwaan Boda, Rakhee Dullabh, Wilmari Strachan
The first edition of our new publication focussing on topics, news and analysis of new and interesting developments in the technology, media and telecommunications space
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Africa regulatory ENSight

Africa regulatory ENSight | 06 Oct 2021
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issue 9 of 2021
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Copyright, but not as we once knew it

IP | 04 Oct 2021
BY Gaelyn Scott
In this article we discuss two unusual copyright issues, that IP lawyers would never have had to consider a few years back.
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Ronaldo and Messi - increasing the brand values of their new clubs

IP | 04 Oct 2021
BY Rowan Forster
Football players are brands, often very valuable brands. Football clubs are brands too, and they’re also often very valuable
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Easygroup v Easyway…Easy decision

IP | 04 Oct 2021
BY Liézal Mostert
Every business has a website. A website that sets out what goods or services are being offered. A website that features the trade mark of the business.
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Embarrassing fathers…even celebrities have them

IP | 04 Oct 2021
BY Vianca McCall
We all have our fair share of embarrassing moments, even Rihanna, the wealthiest female musician in world, has had to weather the embarrassment of several legal battles with her father.
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Africa Tax in Brief

28 Sep 2021
BY Celia Becker
On 26 August 2021, Burundi became the 38th country to deposit its instrument of ratification for the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement
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Africa regulatory ENSight

Africa regulatory ENSight | 01 Sep 2021
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issue 8 of 2021
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