The introduction of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act provides consumers with the security and knowledge that their data will only be used for sanctioned purposes. However, this has a significant impact on businesses, which have enjoyed the benefits of mining the data of consumers to add value to their businesses and inform their…
The voetstoots clause has historically been championed as a sound defence mechanism for a seller to contract out of liability against a buyer’s claim based on a discovery of a latent defect. However, recent case law has held that this defence falls away in the case of a seller behaving fraudulently. A ‘defect,’ as defined…
This year’s Budget Speech for 2016/2017 saw the announcement of a Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (SVDP). This programme, devised in the context of the new global standard for automatic exchange of tax information between countries, allows non-compliant taxpayers to voluntarily disclose their offshore assets and income. As SARS will start receiving this information from 2017,…
We’ve kicked off business-as-usual for the New Year and are excited to make a couple of announcements.
