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10 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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18 Nov 2011
 
 
Mpumalanga commits to climate negotiations
Polity Focus
South Africa’s seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) discussion paper will acknowledge Mpumalanga’s vulnerability to climate change including the possible impact on the province’s...
 
 
Uncertainty surrounds the COP 17 outcomes
Polity Focus
If the leading countries participating in the seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) negotiations do not make a firm decision to have a second commitment period, following the first phase...
 
 
04 Nov 2011
 
Companies to amend business rulebook in accordance with new Act
New Companies Act
The new Companies Act, No 71 of 2008, which was promulgated into law on May 1, states that Articles and Memoranda of Association of companies and Founding Statements of close corporations that...
 
 
Directors have increased responsibility towards companies – New Act
New Companies Act
The responsibilities of directors under the New Companies Act of 2008 can weigh heavily on the shoulders of persons in such positions, says law firm Eversheds candidate attorney David Luckett. A...
 
 
Maximising benefits of the new Companies Act
New Companies Act
The recently promulgated new Companies Act, which came into effect on May 1, is a combination of both the old Act and the new Act, states corporate law firm Brink Cohen Le Roux (BCLR) director...
 
 
30 Sep 2011
 
IP due diligences can benefit both parties in M&A transactions
Intellectual Property Law
With merger and acquisitions continuing to surge, a surprising number of transactions are concluded without any investigation into the target company’s intellectual property (IP). Last year saw...
 
 
 
 
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...
 
 
Legislation in the new tradition
Intellectual Property
“Ex Africa semper aliquid novi”, which can be freely translated from Latin to mean “there is always something new coming out of Africa”, said Pliny, the ancient Roman writer and scholar....
 
 
 
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