Tag: legal
Code of Conduct Report released by IBA
A new report from the International Bar Association Global Employment Institute (IBA GEI) details the findings of a survey aimed at understanding the prevalence, purpose, application, jurisdiction, legal effect, enforceability and efficacy of multinational companies' codes of conduct.
SAICA accredited as a Professional Body for Business Rescue Practitioners
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has, on 28 June 2017, accredited the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) as a professional...
Incompatibility as a Ground for Dismissal?
"An employer has the prerogative to set reasonable standards pertaining to the harmonious interpersonal relationships in the workplace" - words by Mokgoatlheng AJ in the case of Jabari v Telkom SA (Pty) Ltd.
This case reveals the lesser known of the lawful grounds for dismissal in South African employment law - incompatibility.
Commercial Crimes Impact Your Business!
Commercial crime has increased in the last few years.
What makes commercial crime difficult to detect, and eventually prosecute, unlike your traditional crimes, is...
Court Case Broadcasts?
Dario Milo | Partner: Dispute Resolution, Information Law | Webber Wentzel | dario.milo@webberwentzel.com | www.webberwentzel.com |
The right to broadcast court cases is a new...
Competition Law – lower merger thresholds?
As promised earlier this year, Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, has begun the process of implementing changes to the Competition Act, 89 of...
The Forensic Defence
No one should get away with fraud. Information that is carefully hidden or deleted can be identified and disclosed!
From intentionally erased emails to deleted...
Prescription – can you waive your rights?
Prescription in South Africa is regulated by the Prescription Act No. 68 of 1968, as amended.
Prescription refers to the role that the passage...
FICA amended – Needs implementation
With South Africa already on precarious ground as a result of its alleged ‘state capture’, not least also the effects of South Africa being...
PoPI – Impact on Risk and Compliancy
The Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act has been a topic of interest for some time and businesses and the general public alike pondered when it would be in effect, how long it would take to be relevant and who would oversee the process as Information Regulator.
The appointment of Pansy Tlakula as South Africa’s Information Regulator in December 2016, however, means that the time for discussion is over and the time for action has come.
