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Death and frozen bank accounts

Why your bank account freezes after you die and how this impacts your family When you die your assets are frozen for the executor of the estate to correctly assess the value and determine the solvency of your estate. At this time, your family will be dealing with grief…

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by Darren Cohen

Advertising watchdog gets its teeth back

A recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) regarding the powers of the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), which arose as a result of dispute between Colgate-Palmolive’s PROTEX brand and Bliss Brands’ SECUREX, has important consequences…

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by Andrew Papadopoulos

Adjudicating a dispute on the validity of an arbitration clause

The question of which dispute resolution institution and processes are applicable to disputes in respect of the validity of an arbitration clause recently arose in...

by Fluxmans Attorneys

Representation at the CCMA

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (hereinafter referred to as ‘the CCMA’) has the jurisdiction to facilitate dispute resolution in matters between employers and...

by Jared Poole

Resigning to avoid disciplinary action is not the answer

Many employees try to avoid their fate of dismissal by resigning with immediate effect. The question whether an employer can discipline an employee who it...

by Danie Pretorius

Assessing the Rule of Law in Africa

LexisNexis and Africa Legal are proud to announce the launch of a ground-breaking new report which shines a light on the trends, barriers and aspirations...

by LexisNexis

A long road, less travelled, to protect the SEVEN SEAS label trade mark

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, the Ethiopian Supreme Court has issued a decision recognising rights in an unregistered...

by Kim Rampersadh

Neighbourly considerations

Subject to certain limits imposed by legislation, a land owner has the right to uninterrupted use and enjoyment of his own property. Conversely, a land...

by Fikile Sithole

Microsoft vs You First Mobile: Security for costs under the South African Patents Act and compelling discovery of foreign search reports

You First Mobile (Pty) Ltd instituted an action against Microsoft (Pty) Ltd for infringement of its South African patent. Microsoft in turn brought an interlocutory...

by Danie Dohmen

Conduct rule dispute resolution

In Heathrow Property Holdings No 3 CC and Others v Manhattan Place Body Corporate and Others [2021] 3 All SA 527 (WCC), the Community Schemes Ombud...

by Merilyn Kader

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