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The recent judgement of Harvey v Niland and Others, has drawn attention to the limitation of our fundamental right to privacy on social media platforms.
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The recent judgement of Harvey v Niland and Others, has drawn attention to the limitation of our fundamental right to privacy on social media platforms.

On December 2, 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 others seriously injured in what, President of the United States, Barack Obama, has deemed a terrorist attack in California.

The past week has not been a good one for law firms and their much vaunted reputation for client confidentiality.

The promoters of the Oscar contender movie Inside Llewyn Davis, created controversy earlier this year. They used the tweet of well-known film critic AO Scott to promote the movie in a New York Times ad.

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.

“The SA Companies Act has been in existence since 1973 and it is outdated.

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

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

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

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”).