Welcome to our blog. This is where you’ll find our latest news, insights and thoughts on commercial matters effecting business owners. Feel free to submit questions and we’ll answer them in future blog posts.
The legal rules for influencer marketing and content creation in South Africa: ARB disclosure requirements, the Consumer Protection Act, influencer agreements, content ownership and music rights, image rights, defamation, POPIA and competitions.
The legal requirements for franchising in South Africa: when the Consumer Protection Act applies, the prescribed franchise agreement contents, the 14-day disclosure document, marketing funds, the 10-day cooling-off period, IP protection, competition law and restraints of trade.
A practical guide to protecting a business’s intellectual property in South Africa: trade marks, copyright in software and content, patents, designs, confidential information, the Constitutional Court’s 2026 copyright ruling and exchange control on moving IP offshore.
What happens to a company when a shareholder dies, divorces, becomes disabled or wants to leave, and how a shareholders’ agreement and a funded buy-and-sell agreement protect the business, the remaining owners and the family.
South Africa has no AI law yet, but businesses using ChatGPT and other AI tools are already exposed under POPIA, contract, employment and intellectual property law. The key risks and why every business needs an AI policy.
The first assessment of employers against the new employment equity sectoral targets is under way. Who is affected, how the targets work, the compliance certificate needed for state contracts, the justifiable reasons for missing targets, and the pending court challenge.
What South African businesses must do after a cyberattack or data breach: notifying the Information Regulator through the eServices portal, informing customers, the Regulator’s growing enforcement action, and how to reduce your legal exposure before and after an incident.
SARS is increasingly holding directors, shareholders and financial managers personally liable for unpaid company taxes. How sections 155 and 180 of the Tax Administration Act work, the warning signs, and what to do if you receive a letter of intended personal liability.
How to apply for a protection order under the Domestic Violence Act, including the 2021 amendments: who is protected, what counts as domestic violence, online applications, interim orders, the duty to report and what happens if an order is breached.
How surrogacy works under Chapter 19 of the Children’s Act: who can use a surrogate, the genetic link requirement, High Court confirmation, payment rules and the parents’ rights when the child is born.
There is no “common-law marriage” in South Africa. What rights unmarried life partners have during the relationship, on separation and on death, including inheritance after Bwanya, universal partnerships and cohabitation agreements.
How a divorce affects a business owner in South Africa: valuing shares and goodwill, accrual and community of property, the date of valuation, deferring payment of an accrual claim and protecting the business.
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