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24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

Juta and Company 24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

4 Jul 2025

Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

Cox Yeats Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

2 Jul 2025

Don’t die in an awkward position

Capital Legacy Don’t die in an awkward position

24 Jun 2025

Securing the legacy of our youth

Capital Legacy Securing the legacy of our youth

17 Jun 2025

From code to contract: Revolutionising commercial law with smart contracts

Cox Yeats From code to contract: Revolutionising commercial law with smart contracts

17 Jun 2025

A willful shift: New data shows increased growth in estate planning

Capital Legacy A willful shift: New data shows increased growth in estate planning

2 Jun 2025

Juta launches Quantum Quest: A game-changer in legal research and damages calculation

Juta and Company Juta launches Quantum Quest: A game-changer in legal research and damages calculation

26 May 2025

All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

Bizcommunity.com All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

20 May 2025

MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

MultiChoice MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

19 May 2025

No direction without a will

Capital Legacy No direction without a will

15 May 2025

Wrapping up lives, not estates

Capital Legacy Wrapping up lives, not estates

29 Apr 2025

Exploring the complexities of consultants and subconsulting in public procurement

Cox Yeats Exploring the complexities of consultants and subconsulting in public procurement

11 Apr 2025

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Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Apr 2025

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Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025

Court suspends analogue switch-off date, ruling calls set date "irrational"

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2025

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Counting chickens before they’re dunked? ARB rules in favour of KFC in "wings" dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

Television access at risk for millions of South Africans as analogue switch-off date is contested

19 Mar 2025

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Mar 2025

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MDPMI provisional report findings against tech giants - Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, X, TikTok

25 Feb 2025

Google, Meta face penalties for anti-competitive behaviour towards SA news media

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2025

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Newly launched Free Expression Legal Network to increase protection for media freedom

21 Feb 2025

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No room for picky eaters? ARB rules in favour of KFC in chicken wing complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Feb 2025

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Feb 2025

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PoPIA v press freedom: SA court to decide on HIV disclosure case

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 6 Feb 2025

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Press ombud rules on News24’s coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic jaunt

Ombud Watcher Law 29 Jan 2025

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#BizTrends2025: What does IP law look like in 2025 and beyond?

Alicia van der Walt, Tshireletso Tlholoe, and Marcelle Samons 28 Jan 2025

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Social media personality appears in court

15 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Legal

#BestofBiz 2024: Legal

17 Dec 2024

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DBE to fight Matric results publication ban in court

17 Dec 2024

Blind and visually impaired people have the right to convert protected works to accessible formats without having to obtain permission, the Constitutional Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Blind people can access copyrighted works, rules Concourt - again

Tania Broughton 17 Dec 2024

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SCA applies dominant purpose test against Steinhoff 'litigation privilege' argument

Bianca Masterton 13 Dec 2024

Nadine Mather, partner, and Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: employment and data protection, Bowmans examine the new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing

What you need to know about the new direct marketing guidance note

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 11 Dec 2024

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ConCourt judgment: Balancing on the fine line between freedom of expression and right to privacy

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Dale Adams 9 Dec 2024

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Revenge porn ruling highlights legal recourse for victims and repercussions for distributors

4 Dec 2024

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