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Reporting obligations of directors in terms of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 – reckless trading and personal liability
Directors are obligated to report financial distress – failure to do so might result in personal liability. The Companies Act [...]
Kenya: SONY is not well-known
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors In Sony Corporation vs Sony Holdings Limited the Kenyan High court dismissed the [...]
South Africa: reliance on trade marks in company name objections
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors A further reason to register trade marks is that they can be relied [...]
China: motivation for e-commerce to act against counterfeiting
By Janine Hollesen and Donvay Wegierski, Directors On 31 August 2018, China introduced legislation making online operations accountable. Online service [...]
Dismissing an employee for refusing to obey instructions
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney ISSUE Can you dismiss an employee who refuses to obey [...]
Johannesburg CBD fire – health and safety at work
By Bradley Workman-Davies, Director The recent fire which broke out in a government building in central Johannesburg lead to the [...]
