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| According to a survey of more than 160 independent law firms, commissioned by content and technology solutions provider, LexisNexis South Africa, increased investments in technology, coupled with shifting research trends and the challenges of keeping up to date with frequently changing legislation, are just some of the aspects characterising the small law firm in South Africa. read more>> |
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| The OPFA has embarked on a nationwide community education campaign to provide information on the role of the tribunal which is a dispute resolution body for employees and beneficiaries... read more>> |
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| Doelie Lessing and Daleen Malan The Full Bench of the High Court of the Western Cape recently delivered two well-reasoned judgments on topics which often find their way into the tax litigation arena, namely the capital or revenue nature of the disposal proceeds of shares, and the application of the tax legislation relevant to farmers... read more>> |
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| Waldo Steyn Converse, the Nike-owned footwear manufacturer, has recently sued 31 different retailers for trade mark infringement. In each case, Converse alleges that the retailer is selling footwear that infringes trade mark registrations that it has for the appearance of its famous Chuck Taylor shoes.... read more>> |
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| CAPE TOWN: A draft bill aimed at reforming South Africa's financial regulatory system is expected to be tabled in May 2015, the National Treasury said on Tuesday, 25 November. read more>> |
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| Franny Rabkin In a judgment with wider significance for industrial companies, the Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, ordered steel producer ArcelorMittal SA to hand over environmental information to a lobby group... read more>> |
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| A report, Wanted - Dead or Alive, Exposing Online Wildlife Trade, shows how thousands of endangered species are bought and sold online, many advertised without any form of supporting documentation. read more>> |
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| Lauren Salt and Christelle Wood In the matter of Air Traffic and Navigation Services v Esterhuizen (668/2013) [2014] ZASCA 138 (25 September 2014), the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was faced with the question of whether the respondent, as a result of his premature resignation, was liable to the appellant for breach of contract... read more>> |
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| NEWSWATCH: Grubstreet's Gill Moodie reports Tony Weaver and the Cape Times have parted ways, and The Citizen reports Hofmeyr critic, the comedian and ventriloquist Conrad Koch, is in court today... read more>> |
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| Thirty-five years ago, in 1979, the indigenous Eastern Cape community of Mgungundlovu was removed off the land it had occupied and farmed since time immemorial, to make way for a hotel, golf resort and casino. read more>> |
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| The enactment of the new Protection of Personal Information Act could have serious consequences for South Africa's sectional title industry... read more>> |
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| WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: Internet mogul Kim Dotcom, accused of pocketing more than $175m from pirated copies of movies and other material, says he's broke and facing jail in New Zealand... read more>> |
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| South Africa's SMEs are ready to be called to action in support of growth and job creation - but they say they need a more enabling environment from government... read more>> |
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