Mark My Words
November 10, 2023
On 10 October 2023 the Constitutional Court of South Africa, found that section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act No. 70 of 1979 is inconsistent with the […]
August 19, 2022
Comparative advertising can be defined as “an advertisement in which a particular product or service specifically mentions a competitor by name for the express purpose of […]
June 3, 2021
Non-Fungible Tokens, or “NFT’s” have become increasingly popular. What, you may ask, is a NFT? Essentially, a NFT is a unique set of digits which represents […]
March 13, 2020
In a matter before the Constitutional Court in 2015, before some of our most learned legal minds, the question of infidelity and the remedies available to […]
September 18, 2019
On 23 August, two award-winning IT developers, Thandile Jwambi and Tatolo Kutumane, reinstituted legal proceedings against Nedbank this time in the High Court in Johannesburg for […]
July 19, 2019
Although uncommon, non-conventional trade marks for scent and taste such as “the strong scent of bitter beer applied to flights for darts”, or the “taste of liquorice in relation […]
June 21, 2019
On 18 September 2018 the Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the Cape High Court judgment from 17 March 2017, effectively legalizing the use of cannabis by South […]
May 10, 2019
The Department of Trade and Industry has initiated the process of implementing an updated Copyright Bill in the hopes of protecting composers, musician, artists and authors. […]
April 3, 2018
With the passing of the first anniversary of the Exchange Control Regulation amendments of 01 March 2017, (Exchange Control Circulars Nos. 7 & 8 of 2017) […]
February 26, 2018
For those who keep vicious pets and who have wondered what liability they would have towards a victim of your pet and for those who have […]
December 6, 2017
We all use social media at some point – whether it’s for business purposes, catching up with friends or scrolling through posts of exotic destinations on […]
September 26, 2017
Anybody who has been through a contentious divorce, which category most divorces fall under, knows how many different tactics can be used by an aggrieved ex-partner […]
May 17, 2017
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 120 of 1998 (“RCMA”) came into operation on 15 November 2000 with the following intentions, among others: To make provision […]
April 3, 2017
It’s a regular occurrence for a creditor to issue summons against a debtor. Obtaining judgment against a debtor is the easy part; the problem is enforcing […]
May 23, 2016
When Prince Rogers Nelson passed away on 26 April 2016 at age 57, fans mourned, musicians paid tribute and radios around the globe played the classic […]