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9 February 2012
Legal Briefs
 
 
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09 Feb 2012
 
 
Frankies vs Woolworths - the importance of protecting your Intellectual Property
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
Frankies vs Woolworths, “the David and Goliath battle“ has attracted much media attention and placed the spotlight on the importance of Intellectual Property (IP).
 
 
07 Feb 2012
 
Molteno to take National Lottery to court
ADAMS & ADAMS
The Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy has announced that it is taking the National Lottery to court over claims of corruption in the reversal of a decision to award R20 million per year...
 
 
TB – What employers should know
SA LABOUR GUIDE
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Transmission occurs through the airborne spread of infectious droplets. When an infectious...
 
 
03 Feb 2012
 
 
 
The press(ing) matter – Plagiarism and copyright infringement
Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law
A journalist who cannot define plagiarism is nearly as useful as a bucket without a bottom. Similarly, while the nation is expected to rise in defence of the independence of the press (and rightly...
 
 
02 Feb 2012
 
Eversheds SA appoints new Chairman to lead the firm’s growth as advisor to foreign investors on the continent
EVERSHEDS
The leading South African and global law firm, Eversheds, announced the appointment of Lavery Modise as the Chairman of Eversheds South Africa. Modise, a former acting Labour Court judge, has...
 
 
All work but no pay: Working for free to gain experience
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
The Labour Market is unable to absorb most or all newly qualified work seekers and matriculants are flooding universities who can’t accommodate them. This is according to Faan Coetzee, a Director...
 
 
Is a bank obliged to prevent a loss of funds from a client’s bank account?
ADAMS & ADAMS
This question was considered in the matter of Peterson & Another NNO v Absa Bank Limited. One of the issues which the court had to determine was whether a bank owed its client a duty of care, when...
 
 
 
 
The application of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to law firms
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
Werksmans Attorneys public interest lawyer, Louise Bick, says law firms need to achieve balance between their business models and their responsibility to uphold human rights.
 
 
 
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