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Resolving Employee Problems: Expert Solutions for Workplace Disputes

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What is a workplace dispute? A workplace dispute refers to a conflict or disagreement that arises between employers and employees or between co-workers within a workplace setting. These disputes can involve a wide range of issues, such as employment contracts, workplace policies, wages and benefits, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, breach of employment agreements, or violations …

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Caveat Legal Provides New Africa-Focussed Data Compliance Programmes for Companies

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Cape Town, South Africa – Specialist Commercial Legal consultancy Caveat Legal has announced a new programme to help African companies comply with the myriad different Data Protection Laws across the multiple jurisdictions on the African continent. The last two years have seen a massive uptake in data protection laws and regulations in Africa with South …

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Anti-Competitive Behaviour in Business: Everything You Need to Know

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Anti-competitive behaviour in business refers to actions taken by companies or individuals that hinder competition in the marketplace, such as engaging in collusion, price fixing, monopolistic practices, or abusing market dominance. These behaviours restrict or eliminate competition, resulting in reduced consumer choice, higher prices, and limited innovation, which can have a negative effect on the …

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7 Things You Need to Know About Competition Law

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What is the purpose of competition law in South Africa? Competition law is a field of law that seeks to maintain competition in all markets by regulating the anti-competitive conduct of companies. Competition Law allows for the investigation, control and evaluation of restrictive practices, abuse of dominant positions, and mergers. Competition Law is not only …

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Mergers and Acquisitions: The Benefit of Legal Services in facilitating successful transactions

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What is meant by ‘mergers and acquisitions’? The term refers to that category of transactions which come about where one company wants to buy, or make a significant investment in, another company’s business. Whether you are considering selling your business, or whether you are looking to acquire an existing business, the stages through which the …

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Business Acquisition: How to Acquire a Company in Five Steps

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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) are often the most effective way for companies to transform their businesses, whether through acquiring or divesting of businesses or subsidiaries, acquiring technology or supply chains, investing in new product lines, or entering or exiting markets. What is a corporate acquisition? An acquisition is defined as a corporate transaction where one …

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Cryptocurrency in South Africa - Is it regulated

Cryptocurrency in South Africa: Is it regulated?

Fintech & Cryptocurrency Law / By

Financial technology or Fintech is a relatively new field and has developed faster than many legislative processes. Because the nuances of blockchain applications are varied, Fintech and Crypto Law covers a broad range of regulations, many of which were formulated before its existence.  As such, it covers laws and regulations in the fields of financial …

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Everything you need to know about COFI_ The Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill

Everything you need to know about COFI: The Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill

Banking & Finance Law / By

What is it, why does it exist and why is it important? The draft Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill (COFI) was released for public comment in 2018. COFI was drafted in conjunction with the Financial Sector Regulators Act  of 2017 (FSR Act) as part of an extensive reform of the South African financial services legal …

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Understanding Competition Law in South Africa – A Quick Guide

Competition Law / By

What is competition law and why is it important in South Africa? Competition law is a field of law that seeks to maintain competition in all markets by guarding against anti-competitive conduct by companies. It allows for the investigation, control and evaluation of restrictive practices, abuse of dominant positions, and mergers. Competition law is not …

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