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10 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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03 Jun 2011
 
 
 
 
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...
 
 
06 May 2011
 
Construction, motor vehicle sectors likely to attract most complaints under CPA
Consumer Protection
Technology law specialist firm Hahn & Hahn partner Janusz Luterek, who is also a professional engineer believes that the construction, motor vehicles and cellular telephones sectors are likely to...
 
 
CPA imposes strict liability on suppliers
Consumer Protection
Manufacturers, importers, distributors and suppliers should beware as the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) imposes liability without fault and strict liability, says June Marks Attorneys MD June...
 
 
Indirect implications of the CPA must be considered
Consumer Protection
Besides the short-term effect of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) on businesses the long-term implications and indirect effects of the CPA should also be considered, says author of ‘A Guide to...
 
 
The exposure of suppliers for product liability claims
Consumer Protection
The new Consumer Protection Act is particularly far reaching, extending to almost all areas of supply of goods and services in South Africa, says law firm Eversheds partner Simone Monty.
 
 
01 Apr 2011
 
BEE deals face squeeze from new Companies Act
Mergers & Acquisitions
Black economic-empowerment (BEE) players still recuperating from the effects of the recession may face another blow when the new Companies Act, No 71 of 2008, becomes law, as it could affect M&A...
 
 
Foreign investment in SA expected to dominate M&A activity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity involving foreign investment, particularly in the mining and resources sectors, is expected to dominate in 2011, reports South African law firm Edward Nathan &...
 
 
 
 
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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