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7 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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30 Sep 2011
 
 
 
 
IP perspective on Consumer Protection Act and Companies Act
Intellectual Property Law
Local law firm Webber Wentzel reports the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) of 2008 may lead to new challenges from a trademarks perspective when the Companies and Intellectual Property...
 
 
 
 
Trademark owners to block trademarks from becoming .xxx domains
Intellectual Property Law
California-based nonprofit public benefit organisation the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) and limited liability company ICM Registry, entered into an agreement, in...
 
 
02 Sep 2011
 
 
 
BBBEE deal benefits employees and communities
Black Economic Empowerment
Employees of South African paper manufacturer Sappi are set to benefit substantially from a broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) transaction between Sappi and black-owned investment...
 
 
05 Aug 2011
 
 
 
Balance between economic needs, immigration management crucial
Immigration Law and Services
It is fundamental that South Africa manages immigration in a way that enables the country to meet the demand for foreign skills and investment, whilst at the same time, not throwing open the doors,...
 
 
01 Jul 2011
 
 
 
South Africa’s judiciary favourable towards media freedom
Media Law
South Africa’s judicial branch has been favourable toward media freedom, if previous judgments from recent court cases involving the media are anything to go by; however, there is concern with...
 
 
03 Jun 2011
 
 
 
Compliance needs more encouragement than enforcement
Environmental Law
The best way to achieve the intended aims of the environmental regulation is to focus more on promoting compliance with environmental laws before enforcement, says University of Witwatersrand...
 
 
 
 
Statutes require legal interpretation
Environmental Law
The same level of legal certainty of interpretation and of meanings of the environmental statutes, as is found with older laws such as company law, cannot yet be offered to students studying...
 
 
01 Apr 2011
 
 
 
New Companies Act implementation date creates uncertainty
Mergers & Acquisitions
The indecision surrounding the implementation date of the new Companies Act, No 71 of 2008, has created uncertainty when undertaking mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in South Africa,...
 
 
 
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