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Africa’s first legal text on eDiscovery published

Hundreds of billions of emails are sent and received on a daily basis and it has been calculated that more than 97% of business documents are created electronically. In addition, the modern, digital world sees the average person produce thousands of digital records…

Provided By LexisNexis

Shedding light on the WhatsApp controversy

Most people have heard about the WhatsApp controversy regarding its new privacy policy. According to social media posts that circulated at the beginning of 2021,...

by VDMA Attorneys

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Conducting credit checks on customers? You may require prior authorisation

For those who aren’t aware, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) came into force on 1 July 2020, and has allowed organisations a twelve month grace period to become fully compliant with its provisions. With the grace period coming to an end…

Provided By Eversheds Sutherland

by Nikhil Lawton-Misra and Kirstie-Lynn Kerr

Are you really giving your consent freely?

In early January 2021, WhatsApp notified its users that it had updated its terms of service and privacy policy. It said that its users would...

by Tyron Fourie and Matthew Anley

Get the GRC tools to face the challenges of business in the next normal

Risk professionals had an extremely productive, challenging and stressful 2020, with businesses across every sector requiring insight, input, key skills, and tools to navigate the...

Snap, crackle and POPI

South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act has now been signed into law. Legal&Tax’s expert Chantel Cronje take’s us through just how POPI will be...

by Chantel Cronje

Schrems II: The impact on South Africa

On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment in the landmark case known as Schrems II (Data...

by Grant Williams and Kelly Hutchesson

Popia compliance – Cyber-attacks, ransomware and data breaches

Cyber-attacks, ransomware and data breaches are becoming increasingly more frequent and a threat to the day-to-day operations of a business. The recent data leak by Experian...

by Anola Naidoo

The role of contract law in digitisation – Are smart contracts regulated in South Africa?

The growth of a global village, business enterprise and the need for instant gratification have allowed for the current generation of business makers to witness...

by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

Employee incentive schemes: Retaining and incentivising key employees during uncertain times

Introduction and Overview Now more than ever, companies are looking to incentivise and align key employees to a common long-term growth objective. Employee incentive schemes allow...

by Nikhil Lawton-Misra

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