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10 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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05 Oct 2010
 
 
Dismissal of an incarcerated employee
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
An incarcerated employee is unable to fulfil one of his main duties as an employee - to tender his service to his employer. An employer cannot reasonably be expected to retain an employee in...
 
 
01 Oct 2010
 
Access to copyright materials key for education
Intellectual Property Law
The copyright environment in South Africa does not facilitate effective access to learning materials, says University of Cape Town’s Intellectual Property Law & Policy Research Unit...
 
 
 
 
Correct implementation of Act to determine its success
Intellectual Property Law
The correct implementation of the Intellectual Property (IP) Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, No 51 of 2008, effective August 2, is a critical step in ensuring its success.
 
 
Mobile operator claiming common law rights?
Intellectual Property Law
Mobile operator Cell C may have difficulty in registering its new logo as its trademark, which was provisionally refused by the Registrar of Trade Marks on August 2, but it may be possible for the...
 
 
SA’s intellectual property protection ranks high globally
Intellectual Property Law
In the ‘Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) of 2010-2011’, South Africa ranks 54 out of 139 competing countries, and the country has excelled by ranking at position 27 in the intellectual...
 
 
30 Sep 2010
 
Implementation of the new Companies Act delayed
DENEYS REITZ
The implementation of new Companies Act will be delayed. It was initially mooted that the new law would be effective from October 2010 this year, but the Department of Trade and Industry has now...
 
 
22 Sep 2010
 
Getting to grips with the new Companies Act
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The new Companies Act,[1] (“the new Act”) ushers in a new era of company law and when it eventually comes into effect, it will, as can be expected, give rise to a fair amount of confusion about...
 
 
14 Sep 2010
 
Disposals of Property - Amendment of Section 228 of the Companies Act 61 of 1973
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Section 228 of the Companies Act 61 of 1973 (the Act ), used to provide that the Directors of a company could not, without the authority of the general meeting, enter into a binding agreement to...
 
 
 
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