by Sean Slabber | 13 Jun, 2016 | Insights
Under the National Credit Act, credit providers that have a total principal debt owed to them exceeding R 500 000.00, under all outstanding credit agreements (other than incidental credit agreements), must register as a credit provider. Last month, however, the...
by Sean Slabber | 8 Jun, 2016 | Insights
The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed security fencing company Cochrane Steel’s appeal to overturn the high court judgment on South Africa’s first Google Adwords case last week confirming that the use of a trade mark as a keyword in a Google Adwords system...
by Sean Slabber | 7 Jun, 2016 | Insights
In today’s digital age, experiencing online harassment and cyberbullying is as common as catching a cold during winter. The Protection Against Harassment Act provides recourse to individuals who experience online and other forms of harassment. Harassment...
by Sean Slabber | 6 Jun, 2016 | Insights
The South African Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, announced last month that any cartel conduct, including price fixing, market allocation and collusive tendering, now constitutes criminal activity. The amendments to the Competition Act giving effect...
by Sean Slabber | 3 Jun, 2016 | Insights
On 28 April 2016, the Government Gazette published the draft International Arbitration Bill and its explanatory memorandum. The Bill is due to be introduced to Parliament and if it becomes an Act, it will replace the old Arbitration Act and will govern all...
by Sean Slabber | 2 Jun, 2016 | Insights
The Supreme Court of Appeal recently handed dealt with the requirement to disclose material and relevant facts when entering into a contract, and expanded upon the notion that silence may – in certain circumstances – amount to a misrepresentation. The case...
