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Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702
Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702 discussing the potential new mining rush for critical minerals in South Africa and the need for open discussions between mining companies and communities living in areas where mines may be established.
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South African copyright bill vs European Union copyright directive – poles apart
Much has been written of late about the South African Copyright Bill which has attracted a significant amount of criticism [...]
Trade marks: changes to the Canadian trade marks act
On 17 June 2019 the Canadian Trade Marks Act will be introducing several changes pursuant to it joining the Madrid [...]
South African musician Daniel Baron vs David Guetta
A South African artist, Daniel Baron has accused David Guetta of copying his 2016 song, "Children of the Sun". As [...]
United Kingdom – game of thrones vs game of vapes
The UK Intellectual Propety Office ("UKIPO") has dismissed Home Box Office ("HBO") trade mark opposition filed against the registration of [...]
Informal complaint initiation – complaints initiated on a ‘wink and a nod’
INTRODUCTION A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") has given the Competition Commission (the "Commission") some latitude [...]
Employee’s right to privacy
By Bradley Workman-Davies, Director and Mishkah Abdool Sattar, Candidate Attorney In National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and other [...]
