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Employer of Record arrangements: An overview of the overlooked Intellectual Property implications

IP | 03 Nov 2025
BY Janine Thomas, Gomolemo Tau
Employer of Record services simplify global hiring, but IP ownership can be a hidden risk. Don’t assume IP created by EOR-hired talent is automatically yours, especially in complex jurisdictions like…
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Taiwan – You don’t mess with Louis Vuitton

IP | 31 Oct 2025
BY Tammi Pretorius
In this article, we take a look at a confusingly similar trade mark case involving famous luxury brand, Louis Vuitton
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Don’t just cry over spilled contracts: Mitigate your losses!

02 Jun 2025
BY Phillip Karugaba, Phillip Muhumuza
Contracting parties should remember that the duty to mitigate is widely accepted as essential to commercial fairness, and failing to address it can lead to higher damages than necessary.
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Dua Lipa may be levitating, but South African copyright law is pretty static

IP | 05 May 2025
BY Gaelyn Scott
We don’t get as many opportunities to write on copyright matters as we would like, but we now have a great opportunity to write about a copyright dispute that involves one of the biggest artists of o…
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 20 Apr 2025
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issue 590World Emerging markets face a perfect storm - Emerging markets face a perfect storm World How rising geopolitical risks weigh on asset prices - How rising geopolitical risks weigh on asset …
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Shadow AI: the risks of the AI you don’t see

technology, media and telecommunications | 15 Apr 2025
BY Isaivan Naidoo
AI is transforming modern business, but not all usage of AI within an organisation is visible to internal governance structures, IT, or risk management teams and could pose a risk to businesses if no…
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Don’t have an “app”cident: SA and UK authorities crack down on employers for personal information breaches through apps

25 Apr 2023
BY Kerry-Anne do Couto, Suemeya Hanif
The need to protect personal information is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, and the consequences for failing to do so are becoming more stringent.
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Don’t be caught with your PAIA manual down

12 Jul 2022
BY Era Gunning
In terms of PAIA, a head or information officer who wilfully or in a grossly negligent manner fails to comply with these provisions commits an offence and is liable, on conviction to a fine, or impri…
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Don’t get complacent about POPIA: time for a data protection health check

27 Jun 2022
BY Ridwaan Boda, Era Gunning
Many organisations have invested large amounts of time and money into their POPIA compliance. However, numerous organisations are still unsure as to what the “must-haves” or mandatory obligations ar…
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Copyright: It really can be a joke

IP | 02 Nov 2021
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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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“But what if I don’t want to?” The possible discriminatory consequences of a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy

employment | 16 Feb 2021
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The question arises whether there is scope for employees to claim that they have been discriminated against as a result of their failure or refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Don’t mess with the Scots – remember Braveheart

03 Nov 2020
BY Liézal Mostert
As a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment shows, unlawful competition extends well beyond passing-off.
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Trade marks: don’t register them “purely as a legal weapon”

IP | 02 Jun 2020
BY
The long-running Skykick saga recently reached its conclusion.
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The drugs (pricing policy) don’t work, they just make it worse

IP | 06 Apr 2020
BY
A recent report published by the White House Council of Economic Advisers (“CEA”) on drug pricing in the United States of America has put the cost of medicine firmly back in the spotlight
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Don’t be a sell-out, but working during strike action could be a bonus

employment | 16 Apr 2019
BY Nils Braatvedt
Can employers incentivise or reward non-striking employees who pick up the slack?
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