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Who should run the courts?
[Nicci Botha] Lady Justice is supposed to be blind, but the wheels of justice still need to turn smoothly and she still needs to pay the bills... read


Commercial Law
'Big chains keep blacks out of loop'

Nompumelelo Magwaza

Controversial political party Agency for New Agenda is hauling South Africa's five major retailers to court for racial discrimination and is threatening to scupper a trillion-rand business deal. read
Fashion police - protect your products, protect your brand

Thomas Schmidt

In the clothing industry, various forms of mimicry from the confusingly similar logo applied to competing products, to the seemingly perfect copies, can dilute the distinctiveness of a brand... read
New generic codes in BBBEE clash with sector codes

Pieter Steyn

Several amendments to the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Act and new "generic" Codes of Good Practice have been announced... read
Labour Law
Lewis to return R67m to customers

Zeenat Moorad

Amid mounting pressure to root out bad credit practices, retailer Lewis Group says it will refund R67.1m to pensioners and self-employed customers for "mistakenly" selling them unemployment insurance... read
Law Practice
No 'common law marriage' protecting inheritances in SA
In South Africa, if you are not married or in a civil partnership, a legally recognised union of a same-sex couple, with rights similar to those of marriage, you are not legally entitled to anything of your partner's when he or she dies... read
Business
South African swagger won't work in Africa

Michael Wood

There are a few fundamental practices that need a fresh approach if we are going to embrace a united African economy, something that will benefit the whole of Africa and not just us... read
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