Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
A competitor’s use of rival company’s common law trademark as a keyword in google adwords advertising
1st December 2016 The recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Cochrane Steel Products (Pty) Ltd v M-Systems Group (Pty) Ltd and another 2016 (6) SA 1 (SCA)... →
Reinforcing the responsibility of broadcast media
1st December 2016 It is not often in practice that one can achieve success in a matter, as well as achieve a benefit for wider society. Very recently we have been... →
A little extra festive cheer in employee leave calendars this year
29th November 2016 Many South Africans spend a large part of December and January on leave celebrating the holidays with friends and family. Four public holidays fall... →
Business transfers: when is enough not enough?
29th November 2016 The Constitutional Court (CC) in a majority judgment rejected, in no uncertain terms, three important arguments advanced in support of an... →
I’m leaving, no you are fired
22nd November 2016 In the recent unreported case of Kalipa Mtati v KPMG Services (Pty) Ltd (Case No: J2277/16), an employee submitted two resignation letters to her... →
A taxpayer’s unfortunate experience with SARS
21st November 2016 On 21 October 2016 judgment was handed down by the High Court (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) in the matter of BMW South Africa (Pty) Ltd v The... →
Revised Construction Sector Code deconstructed
17th November 2016 The DTI issued the draft Amended Construction Sector Code for public comment (Revised Construction Sector Code) on 28 October 2016. The purpose of... →
It takes a village to raise a child, but who might get the leave?
15th November 2016 Traditional family units across the world have changed. The proposed changes to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, No 75 of 1997 (BCEA)... →
