Are you ready for Black Friday?

With the #BlackFriday craze coming up, so does the issue of “grey goods”. This article aims to discuss the legality behind parallel importation and the sale of grey goods. What is “parallel importation” and so-called “grey goods”? Parallel importation can be defined…

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by Koketso Molope

Product liability and the strange case of a snail in a ginger beer bottle

In England and the US, there is a legal principle called “tort” that derives from the French for ‘wrong’. This is known as “delict’ in...

by Bregman Moodley Attorneys

Product liability and the strange case of a snail in a ginger beer bottle

Why contracting parties need to understand when contract terms are implied

The recent case of Starways Trading 21 CC and Others v Pearl Island Trading 714 (Pty) Ltd and Another (232/2018) [2018] ZASCA 177 has once...

by David Thompson

Why contracting parties need to understand when contract terms are implied

Importers beware – SARS proposed amendment to rebate items may expose you to significant duties which may be uninsured

Goods, transported on a vessel, are deemed, in terms of the Customs and Excise Act, 91 of 1964 (“the Customs Act”) to be imported when...

by Edmund Greiner

Importers beware – SARS proposed amendment to rebate items may expose you to significant duties which may be uninsured

South Africa and China sign trade cooperation agreements

Ninety-three economic and trade cooperation agreements between South African and Chinese entrepreneurs have been signed. In a statement announcing the signing, the trade and industry department described it as a deepening of the economic relationship between…

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What to do when your product is copied

South Africa has seen a dramatic rise in entrepreneurial activity with many seeking to launch new products into the marketplace. For some, this means spending...

by Jadon Wolmarans

Why registration of your brand with Mauritius is important to your Africa enforcement strategy

Mauritius attracts many entities wanting to set up shop on their tropical island. With this foreign investment, it is important to consider the implications on...

by Jadon Wolmarans

MSC commits to equipping 50,000 of its containers with Smart Tracking Devices

With over 130 million containers packed with various types of cargoes shipped around the world annually, the process of shipment of hazardous cargo remains an...

by Pauline Kumlehn

MSC commits to equipping 50,000 of its containers with Smart Tracking Devices

Commercial Court Practice Directive

On 3rd October 2018 the Judge President of the Gauteng division of the High Court of South Africa issued the Commercial Court Practice Directive (“the...

by Tanya Pollak and Nikhil Lawton-Misra

Commodities bulletin: dairy

EU/Africa Local farms at risk as EU milk floods the African continent Milk is money to many African communities. Pastoralist communities depend on income from livestock to...

by Frieda Levycky, Andrew Turner and Angela Clark

Commodities bulletin: Grains & oilseeds

Wheat, rice and maize Wheat, rice and maize continue to be the three most imported grains into Africa. The tables below set out the projected importation...

by Frieda Levycky, Andrew Turner and Angela Clark

Is parallel importation lawful in South Africa?

What constitutes parallel imports or grey goods? A parallel import (also referred to as “grey goods”) is a genuine product which is imported from another country...

by Natasha Mohunlal

Blockchain technology is set to improve trust in international trade transactions

The age old problem of low levels of trust between importer and exporter when it comes to payment looks set to be alleviated by the...

by Nicola Nel

Rules governing export & import in Egypt

The decree (Decree No. 43 of 2016) provides that a record shall be created at the General Organisation for Export and Import Control (“GOEIC”) for...

by Alicia Castleman and Nicole Haworth

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