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Consumer Protection Act protects car buyers
[Jeff Osborne] Many consumers are quick to threaten action by the CPA if they feel they've been duped, but the law isn't always on their side... read more>>



Commercial Law
Application to amend statement of grounds of assessment denied

Heinrich Louw

Judgment was delivered by the Tax Court in the matter between ABC (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on 8 December 2014. The matter concerned, among other things, an application by SARS to amend its statement of grounds of assessment... read more>>
Tour packages are subject to VAT

Chris Eagar

The Cape Tax Court recently held that tour packages supplied by local tour operators (TO's) to foreign tour operators (FTO's) are subject to VAT at the standard rate and not the zero rate... read more>>
Mootis.com - new social network for lawyers
Following its successful launch in the UK in January 2015, Mootis, the social networking and microblogging platform for lawyers and anyone interested in law, is launching in South Africa... read more>>
Environmental Law
Environmental law award presented to UKZN student
The Durban-based law firm, Garlicke & Bousfield, has presented its Environmental Law Award for 2014 to Pascale Coetzee from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)... read more>>
Labour Law
Labour and BEE legislation changes discussed at FEDHASA seminar
With the Labour Relations Amendment Act (No. 6 of 2014), which took effect on 1 January, 2015, as well as the Amended B-BBEE Codes, businesses in the hospitality industry will have to make significant changes to the way they do business... read more>>
Texas restaurant fires pregnant manager after robbery

Johan Botes

A Texas fast food restaurant has fired the store's manager after loosing $400 in a heist... read more>>
TEP launches B-BBEE Codes programme
The Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP) has launched an Enterprise and Supplier Development Solutions (ESDS) programme to assist corporates in the sector meet the new amended B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice.. read more>>
Regulatory
Tribunal agrees settlement terms for cycle cartel

Roxanne Henderson and Kingdom Mabuza

Four of the 20 bicycle retailers and wholesalers implicated in a price-fixing scandal appeared before the Competition Tribunal yesterday, 29 April 2015... read more>>
Business
The nuts and bolts of succession planning
Succession planning is about filling the organisation's talent pipeline and building internal strength... read more>>
Government news
Zuma appoints new inspecting judge
President Jacob Zuma has appointed Justice Thembile Lewis Skweyiya as Inspecting Judge of Correctional Services, the Presidency has announced. Skweyiya's appointment will be for a period of three years with effect from 1 May 2015.
State Security responds to Right2Know report
The State Security Ministry says Minister David Mahlobo is committed to meeting with various stakeholders regarding the work of his portfolio... read more>>
Minister welcomes Sasol decision to withdraw legal action
Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the decision by Sasol to withdraw legal action against her and the National Air Quality Officer in the High Court... read more>>
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