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| Alistair Anderson The takeover of hotel-focused property fund Hospitality by Southern Sun Hotels has been approved by SA's competition authorities, with conditions... read |
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| Hilary Joffe The much delayed merger to create Africa's largest Coca-Cola bottler was finally given the nod on Tuesday by the Competition Tribunal... read |
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| Colleen Goko Analysts are at a loss as to why the Competition Commission has asked for a further extension before it makes a recommendation on Anheuser-Busch InBev's (AB InBev) takeover of SABMiller... read |
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| Roxanne Henderson A group of civil society organisations along with the Competition Commission have withdrawn their Constitutional Court appeal, which they had hoped would enable victims in the Western Cape bread price-fixing cartel to sue Premier Foods... read |
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| Sharon Snell There is nothing more frustrating for an insurer than having a suspicion of insurance fraud, but not having sufficient evidence to prove it... read |
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| Alistair Anderson An environmental group has applied for the legal review of a sewerage line being built on Kyalami agricultural holdings to service a shopping centre development in the area... read |
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| Hugo Pienaar and Roxanne Bain The Employment Equity Act and the revised BBBEE codes require businesses to employ more people with disabilities and not to claim that they are unable to accommodate people with disabilities. However, this should not cause an organisation 'unjustifiable hardship'. read |
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| Nicci Botha Although any sort of outcome is still years off, the high court ruling on the silicosis class action will no doubt have mining houses panicked... read |
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| Hugo Pienaar and Roxanne Bain Employers should ensure that they act in accordance with workplace equity policies and plans that comply with employment equity legislation... read |
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| The Select Committee on Economic- and Business Development approved the Expropriation Bill with only two change made and these were semantic in nature... read |
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| Issued by Simpsons Attorneys Possibly one of the worst betrayals is when a professional individual paid to look after your interests, neglects their duty in a way that leaves you physically, financially, emotionally or legally compromised... read |
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| Samiksha Singh and Zola Mcaciso There have been several cases on the fairness of disciplinary action taken against employees for engaging in misconduct on social media platforms, with the popular defence being raised of the right to privacy, provided by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa... read |
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| If you don't believe the claims Herbex makes about weight loss, don't bother complaining to the Advertising Standards Authority... read |
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| Vicky Stilwell Judgment in the recent case of Moneyweb v Media24 Ltd was eagerly anticipated by both players in the media industry and those with an interest in IP, as there are relatively few instances in which South African courts have been called upon to interpret the provisions of the Copyright Act... read |
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| Monica Langaparsad The Pretoria High Court judge at the centre of a race row is the granddaughter of a former apartheid minister of native affairs and the daughter of a judge who once ruled in favour of Nelson Mandela... read |
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| Mareli Treurnicht The High Court (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) recently handed down judgment in the case of Malema v Commissioner for SARS, on whether SARS was bound to a compromise agreement entered into between Malema (Applicant) and SARS because of alleged non-disclosures and misstatements made by the Applicant... read |
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| Hilary Dudley, MD, Citadel Fiduciary In light of recent disclosures in the Panama Papers, the Citadel Group would like to outline the extent of its dealings with Mossack Fonseca... read |
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| Ryan Killoran To prevent tax considerations from discouraging the incorporation of a business, a specific form of 'rollover relief' is available when an asset is exchanged under an 'asset-for-share transaction'... read |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Sextortion - using nude photos of someone to press for even racier content or other goods - is surprisingly common, a US think tank says in what it calls the first in-depth study of another danger lurking in cyberspace. read |
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| Leigh Andrews The 'silo mentality' is slowly but surely falling away in ad agencies - now that collaborative business mindset is spreading across all industries. Here's why your marketing strategy needs to follow suit and become a top-line conversation... read |
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