What is SAFE? The SAFE – Simple Agreement for Future Equity – has emerged in the South African investment environment as a buzz word. Introduced in December 2013 by a Silicon Valley seed funder, the instrument is gaining traction in South Africa as a means of raising seed capital and growth finance for start-ups. In traditional […]
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What is breach of contract? In business and in life, we enter into contracts with other people. Contracts can be written agreements or verbal agreements, but at the end of the day, a contract is simply an agreement between two parties as to what each party will do (their obligations), and what they will receive
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So you stumble across a legal issue in the course of running your business. Your initial thought – that the issue is quite complex but interesting – is closely followed by your next thought – an ‘oh no, we’ll have to ask the lawyers’. There’s no hiding from the truth, engaging lawyers is usually a
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Humans are curious creatures by nature. But what if information you gather about yourself is scarier than anticipated, or has such a dramatic impact on immediate family relations, your employment opportunities or insurability that it creates enormous tension? Would you still like to know? A study by the University of Michigan Health System, published in
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On 18 August 2014, the President of the Republic of South Africa assented to the Labour Relations Amendment Act 6 of 2014 (“Amendment Act”). The Amendment Act came into effect on 1 January 2015 and introduces significant changes to the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (“LRA”). The most crucial of these amendments are briefly addressed
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A recent Gauteng High Court decision considered in some detail that most fundamental of trade mark questions: is there a likelihood of consumer confusion between the two trade marks in issue? But first some background. In some cases the two parties are in the same product area, and all you need to do is consider
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Economic Development Minister, Ebrahim Patel recently announced that the Competition Commission would commence a market inquiry into aspects of the South African retail sector. Particularly, it was indicated that the inquiry would amongst other things, focus on tenancy arrangements in shopping malls. This may have important implications for supermarket chains and property owners because parties
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Tax Consequences Globalisation has created wonderful opportunities for businesses to expand their reach across the borders of various jurisdictions and increase their market share significantly. In addition, it has enabled many investors and companies to invest in operations beyond the jurisdictions in which they reside or are registered. Markets are no longer compartmentalised based on
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Approaching government with an unsolicited offering is fraught with uncertainty, and an understanding of the regulatory landscape is important for businesses seeking to manage the risks of doing so. While these projects have the potential to stimulate innovation, improve service delivery and generally enhance the quality of service to the public, there are good reasons
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The Department of Trade and Industry has introduced a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act, 2013 (‘the BEE Amendment Act’), which fundamentally amends the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (‘the Principal BEE Act’). It has also introduced revised ‘generic’ BEE Codes of Good Practice (‘the Amended BEE Codes’), which amend and replace the ‘generic’
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