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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP AND THE RISE OF TRANSPARENCY
Following South Africa’s grey listing by the Financial Action Task Force there has been a spate of new legislation to tighten the anti-money laundering and
HOW MUCH IS YOUR INFORMATION (AND YOUR CLIENTS’) WORTH TO YOU?
Companies have long known that their information may be open to attack from digital pirates. The digitisation of most aspects of business and the growing
MODERNISING THE SOUTH AFRICAN VAT FRAMEWORK
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has published a discussion paper for public comment on the modernisation of the South African Value Added Tax (VAT)
FOREIGN EMPLOYERS HIRING SOUTH AFRICAN EMPLOYEES
Advances in technology have allowed employees to become more mobile, and in many instances, enabled them to work remotely from anywhere in the world. It
DESTRUCTION OF A SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEME
An owner of property may have multiple reasons to proceed with the destruction of an existing sectional title scheme. The owner may wish to build
FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED: BUYING A PRIMARY RESIDENCE IN A TRUST
A primary residence is the place where a person ordinarily resides and is used mainly for domestic purposes. Before buying a home in a trust
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THE DIFFICULTY OF REGISTERING SHAPE MARKS
It has been possible to register three-dimensional shapes and containers as trade marks in South Africa since the commencement of the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (“Act”). The Act defines a ‘mark’ as “any sign capable of being represented graphically, including a … shape, … or container for goods ….”.
Shape marks represent an opportunity for proprietors to protect the goodwill they have built up in the distinctive shapes and containers related to their brands (for example the shape of a four-finger KitKat chocolate).
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Simphiwe Maphumulo
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