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Hashtags getting copyrighted
Hashtags getting copyrighted
Social media users fond of posting a hashtag could find themselves on the wrong side of the law... read


Competition Law
Competition Commission closes complaint against Net1
Competition Commission closes complaint against Net1
The Competition Commission has closed a complaint that was lodged against payment systems provider Net1 UEPS Technologies (NT1) and Grindrod Bank by Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament Elza van Lingen... read
Westinghouse case pulls in Eskom managers
Westinghouse case pulls in Eskom managers
The suspension of senior managers at Eskom's Koeberg nuclear power plant followed closely on the filing of court papers in the Constitutional Court in which Toshiba subsidiary Westinghouse said Eskom had made false claims in the two companies' court battle over a R5bn tender... read
Sun International takes row over 'e-bingo' to High Court
Sun International takes row over 'e-bingo' to High Court

Robert Laing

Sun International's Port Elizabeth subsidiary Emfuleni Resorts applied to the High Court on Thursday, 11 August 2016, to have two bingo operators closed down... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
On-demand guarantee or suretyship? Beware the loophole
On-demand guarantee or suretyship? Beware the loophole

Lischa Gerstle

Until now, not much thought has been given as to whether an on-demand guarantee can be treated as anything other than just that... read
Environmental Law
African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban
African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

Chris Alden and Ross Harvey

Three countries in southern Africa have banded together to press for the ban on the international trade in ivory to be lifted... read
Labour Law
New body to tackle national minimum wage
New body to tackle national minimum wage

Claire Bisseker

Government is creating a panel of seven academic experts to try to resolve, by October, the impasse over the introduction of a national minimum wage... read
Media & Entertainment Law
Playing the Trump card
Playing the Trump card

Vicky Stilwell

Donald Trump is, to put it lightly, a controversial figure, known for his extreme right wing political views and far from subtle criticism of, and disdain for, various minority groups. Well, Donald has done it again... read
International
US judge tosses suit against Twitter for IS accounts
US judge tosses suit against Twitter for IS accounts
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A US judge Wednesday, 10 August 2016, tossed out a lawsuit accusing Twitter of abetting terrorism by allowing Islamic State propaganda to be broadcast using the messaging platform. read
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Business
PRISA conference panel puts spotlight on crisis communication
PRISA conference panel puts spotlight on crisis communication

Daniel Munslow

When a crisis happens, the need to communicate is immediate. The reputation of a business is at stake, with potentially devastating consequences... read
JSE CEO, Nicky Newton-King, Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille, and JSE chairperson, Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, at the opening of the JSE Exchange Hub Cape Town.
JSE opens satellite office in Cape Town

Nicci Botha

The JSE Exchange Hub Cape Town, which was launched on 12 August, is part of the exchange's strategy to enhance its service to clients in the city and build new relationships... read
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