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26 May 2012
Legal Briefs
 
 
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22 May 2012
 
 
Golden Oldies?
Stellenbosch University
Gallo Music and Sting Music have locked horns in the South Gauteng Division of the High Court over copyright in certain songs named Thula Baba, Unomathemba and Siliwelile. Gallo claims that it owns...
 
 
18 May 2012
 
Is the Protection of Personal Information Bill a necessary evil or opportunity?
DELOITTE
The corporate world is currently debating the Protection of Personal Information Bill (PPI) which will soon be promulgated. Much of this debate centres on how onerous the minimum requirements for...
 
 
16 May 2012
 
Women’s Legal Centre welcomes minister’s outright opposition to Traditional Courts Bill
Women’s Legal Centre
The Women’s Legal Centre welcomes the approach taken by the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana quoted in the Weekend Argus as saying that she opposed 'in its...
 
 
30 Apr 2012
 
 
 
The Numbers Game – Trade Marks and Domain Names
Stellenbosch University
On the Internet there is only one thing that really matters – prominence. It is the nexus of all factors that drive the ever-expanding cyberspace. In this world, the attention span of every...
 
 
24 Apr 2012
 
Workers employed for more than six months on temporary basis to be permanently employed
SA LABOUR GUIDE
Department of Labour (DoL) Chief Director: Collective Bargaining Thembinkosi Mkalipi told a public briefing session that was attended by business, labour federations in Kimberley today (April 24)...
 
 
Trade marks going up in smoke
Stellenbosch University
The age old proverb says “there is no smoke without fire”. The legislatures of several countries are about to turn this proverb on its head. The anti-smoking lobby has gained such strength in...
 
 
23 Apr 2012
 
Quo Vadis copyright?
Stellenbosch University
Copyright law had its origins in the 18th Century when the need was felt to protect the investment of printers in carrying out the new-fangled process of mass production of books. Its ambit was...
 
 
26 Mar 2012
 
 
 
Labour broking, the way forward
SA Labour Guide
Since the release of the proposed amendment of the Labour Relations Act in 2010 much debate took place about the future of Labour Brokers in South Africa.
 
 
 
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