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Advocates to deal directly with the public – yay or nay??

After almost ten years of debate, the Minister of Justice revealed the Department of Justice’s plans to allow for advocates to approach the public directly.

Reform of South African company law: Section 40 of the companies bill, 2007

“The SA Companies Act has been in existence since 1973 and it is outdated.

The process of digital migration in South Africa

A buzz phrase lately in the South African broadcasting industry is ‘digital migration’. To some it sounds quiet extra-terrestrial, and probably intimidating.

New requirements for collective investment scheme advertising, marketing and information disclosure

The Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes, on 8 August 2014, published a notice setting out new advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements (“the notice”).

Employers, employees and social media: when it comes to employees who owns what?

In modern day society, most companies make use of social media platforms to market themselves and to grow the company’s brand.

Improvements in it controls needed for local government: 2013 agsa report

The Auditor-General of South Africa ("the AG") recently released his 2012-2013 consolidated general report on the audit outcomes of local government, 30 July 2014 ("the report").

Posting naked images of children online now illegal

So you just gave birth to a new adorable bundle of joy and you want to show him/her off to the world. What better way to do so than to upload an image on to your favourite social media page?

I tweet what I like: employee disclaimers on social media

I am employed at a law firm and I have a twitter account on which I tweet in my “personal capacity”. My biography explicitly states that “the views tweeted here are explicitly my own”.

Hashtag activism – what’s the point??

Following the recent kidnapping of over 200 school girls in North East Nigeria by militant Islamic group – Boko Haram,[1] the world has seen a reintroduction of the concept of “hashtag activism”.

Does your client really own the content from that successful social media campaign you just ran?

There have been a few really good user-generated content social media marketing campaigns recently.

Advocates to deal directly with the public – yay or nay??

After almost ten years of debate, the Minister of Justice revealed the Department of Justice’s plans to allow for advocates to approach the public directly.

Reform of South African company law: Section 40 of the companies bill, 2007

“The SA Companies Act has been in existence since 1973 and it is outdated.

The process of digital migration in South Africa

A buzz phrase lately in the South African broadcasting industry is ‘digital migration’. To some it sounds quiet extra-terrestrial, and probably intimidating.

New requirements for collective investment scheme advertising, marketing and information disclosure

The Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes, on 8 August 2014, published a notice setting out new advertising, marketing and information disclosure requirements (“the notice”).

Employers, employees and social media: when it comes to employees who owns what?

In modern day society, most companies make use of social media platforms to market themselves and to grow the company’s brand.

Improvements in it controls needed for local government: 2013 agsa report

The Auditor-General of South Africa ("the AG") recently released his 2012-2013 consolidated general report on the audit outcomes of local government, 30 July 2014 ("the report").

Posting naked images of children online now illegal

So you just gave birth to a new adorable bundle of joy and you want to show him/her off to the world. What better way to do so than to upload an image on to your favourite social media page?

I tweet what I like: employee disclaimers on social media

I am employed at a law firm and I have a twitter account on which I tweet in my “personal capacity”. My biography explicitly states that “the views tweeted here are explicitly my own”.

Hashtag activism – what’s the point??

Following the recent kidnapping of over 200 school girls in North East Nigeria by militant Islamic group – Boko Haram,[1] the world has seen a reintroduction of the concept of “hashtag activism”.

Does your client really own the content from that successful social media campaign you just ran?

There have been a few really good user-generated content social media marketing campaigns recently.
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