Photographers, videographers, researchers, farmers and hobbyists, to name but a few, have a readily available tool to give them a whole new perspective, an aerial perspective. Drones, or formally known as Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) have been around for some time but until recent years, these drones were unaffordable. However, in today’s age, […]
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The Competition Act, No. 89 of 1998 (“the Act”) regulates competition issues in South Africa. The Act regulates mergers and anti-competitive conduct which it refers to as “prohibited practices”. Mergers which exceed the prescribed thresholds have to be approved of by the Competition Commission or Tribunal before implementation. Implementation before approval may result in penalties
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The South African Companies Act (“Companies Act” or “Act”) deals with standard of conduct required from directors in South Africa. Section 75 of the Companies Act deals with the personal financial interest of directors, and Section 76 deals with required standards of directors’ conduct. Section 75, sets out a process for a director to disclose
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The fundamental activity underpinning the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (‘POPI’ or ‘the Act’) is the processing of personal information. The Act’s very purpose is the protection of personal information processed by private and public bodies. POPI contains many similarities to the UK Data Protection Act, 1998 (DPA) and it is likely that authorities
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No decent soap opera is complete without a few episodes dominated by the drama and shenanigans surrounding a hostile takeover bid for a corporation. U.S. listed companies have long adopted “takeover defenses” to assist them in resisting hostile takeovers. Aside from making stimulating TV viewing, hostile takeover bids are uniquely placed at the intersection of
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In the wake of the Panama Papers and with growing instances of data breaches and identity theft, software developers need to show that they are taking privacy seriously. The proliferation of digitised-storage of data has moved global attention to the blockchain – the technology that underpins the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. While the future of Bitcoin is
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Although traditional law firms have been told for some time that they will have to start doing things differently, change has been slow. But ‘virtual’ legal service providers are on the rise globally and in SA, meaning ‘BigLaw’ will have to watch their backs… Finweek 11 August 2016
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Introduction There have been a number of changes to South Africa’s immigration law over the past two years, triggered by amendments to the Immigration Act, No. 13 of 2002 (Immigration Act) and new immigration regulations. Although it has been two years since the law changed, some challenges continue to plague the South African immigration process.
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For 18% of the readers of this article, it will turn out to be the most important thing you read this year… While the claim in the subtitle is speculation and it remains to be seen how accurate I am with the percentile, it does give an indication of the gravity of this subject. The
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The legal industry has stayed essentially the same for a few hundred years and young people entering the profession have, historically, had a fairly good sense of what a career in law would look like, the options facing them and the time expected to reach senior positions in following each option. More recently, we have
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