Factors to consider when formulating a royalty rate
At some stage during the negotiation of any agreement in which one party licenses the use of intellectual property to another, the parties will need to negotiate and agree on a suitable royalty rate. So how should prospective licensors and licensees deal with this…
Topics: Intellectual Property Law
Competition Commission South Africa SAPS face masks supplier, Tsutsumani fined R3.4 million for price gouging
The Competition Commission welcomes the decision by the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal), handed down on Thursday 28 April 2022, in which it found the South African Police Services‘ (“SAPS”) supplier, Tsutsumani Business Enterprises (“Tsutsumani”) …
Removing a minority shareholder
The Companies Act 71 of 2008, as amended (“Companies Act”), provides for the protection of minority shareholders’ rights. Section 163 of the Companies Act allows for a minority shareholder to apply to a court for relief should he/she feel oppressed, unfairly prejudiced,…
Topics: Commercial & Corporate Law
Compensation for dog bite claims in South Africa
Compensation for dog bite claims in South Africa can include recompense for past and future medical costs, loss of earnings and general damages for pain and suffering.
Dog attacks in South Africa
Dog attacks resulting in serious injuries are far from uncommon in …
Topics: Dispute Resolution | Personal Injury Law
Should legal practitioners claim advice to family and friends as community service?
Since the promulgation of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, on 22 September 2014, legal practitioners waited for the day that the Minister of Justice would promulgate the hours for community service. That day came on 3 May 2022, eight years later. The proposed regulations…
New severe weather online portal gives free access to legislation and resources following catastrophic floods
Third public resource centre to be launched by LexisNexis South Africa
In the wake of the most devastating floods to hit KwaZulu-Natal in several decades, legal technology company LexisNexis South Africa (LNSA) has set up a free online portal providing easy access…
Practice management is subjective
A personal account of how I define practice management
Nothing fully prepares you for being a lawyer. Nothing.
Sure, you study law, either doing a BCom Law, BA Law, or straight LLB at university. But let’s be clear, learning about law and practicing law are two different…
Topics: Running Your Practice
Providing pro bono support to women and men against child abuse
Our Litigation team oppose the parole application of convicted murderer
Peter Van Niekerk, Senior Partner and Head of our South Africa Litigation team, and Kristy Bassingthwaighte, Associate, were recently appointed by not-for-profit organisation, Women …
Topics: Criminal Law
Court changes Divorce Act
On 11 May 2022 the Pretoria High Court declared that Section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act, 70 of 1979, is inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid to the extent that the provision limits the operation of Section 7(3) of the Divorce Act to marriages out of community…
Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Rights | Family Law
Work and WhatsApp
We all loved WhatsApp when it first arrived; convenient and cheap messaging was here and it was here to stay.
But then employers started using it and, all of a sudden, we were dealing with unread messages, muting groups and fearing a WhatsApp message from a particular…
Topics: Labour Law | Technology Law