The incidence and variety of cybercrimes are proliferating year on year and will continue to do so faster than any legislature is able to promulgate laws that provide for the criminalisation, investigation and prosecution of those crimes. Against this backdrop, President Ramaphosa signed into law the Cybercrimes Act, 2020, on 26 May 2021. This is …
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To date, the Estate Agency Affairs Act, No. 112 of 1976 (the “Estate Agency Affairs Act”) has regulated persons who qualified as estate agents. However, the new Property Practitioners Act, No. 22 of 2019 (the “Act”) seeks to regulate all role players in the property industry by repealing the Estate Agency Affairs Act and by …
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Towards the end of last year, Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarket (“Guidelines”) were issued by the Competition Commission (“Commission”) and are due to come into effect on the 1st of July 2021. The Guidelines should not come as a surprise to anyone in the industry, as discussions have been “on the …
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With the one-year grace period for compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) ending on the 30th of June 2021, it’s difficult to think about anything outside of your own organisation’s compliance (well at least for us compliance fanatics, that is). However, if you’re considering an M&A deal currently or in the future, …
POPI: 10 Compliance Tips for Companies The one-year grace period for ensuring compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI) comes to an end on 1 July 2021. This may come as a welcome relief for us in our personal capacities as it promises to curtail the number of unsolicited emails, …
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Millions of agreements are concluded every hour, globally. Often, the provisions of some agreements are overlooked or glanced over in pursuit of getting the deal done. Given that the devil regularly lies in the detail, an agreement could quite easily save or break a business – as a consequence, you would want to ensure that …
Most of us signed up to a career in law with the understanding that we were entering a very lucrative profession. For many of us, that choice was made in the days when the profession was very exclusive: The only people who knew anything about legal matters were lawyers, and there was a vast information …
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With so many contract management systems (CM Systems) on the market these days, it can be daunting trying to select the right one for your organisation. Getting employees to use the CM System once implemented can be a battle in itself, if the system is not user-friendly or complementary to your organisation’s current processes. Set …
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