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The legal and ethical processing of healthcare information
8th June 2023 The overall objective of the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (“POPI Act“) is to promote the protection of Personal Information... →
Private companies and the new transparency provisions of the Companies Act
8th June 2023 The Companies Act No 71 of 2008 (“Act“) was amended on 1 April 2023 with the purpose of increasing corporate ownership transparency in accordance... →
Hand over the tax records! Section 35 and 46 of PAIA unconstitutional
31st May 2023 On 30 May 2023, the Constitutional Court handed down its ruling in the matter of Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Others v SARS and Others (“Arena... →
Numerical Targets: No jobs will be lost!
26th May 2023 The publication of the Employment Equity Regulations on 12 May 2023 has been the subject of much public controversy. While a vibrant contestation... →
Certificate of need in the healthcare sector: not needed
25th May 2023 The National Health Act or NHA makes provision for a system of licensing referred to as a certificate of need or CoN. A certificate need is... →
Raging against the machine
9th May 2023 The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is generating infinite possibilities and particularly so when linked to or combined with other... →
What exactly are the duties & responsibilities of the mining right holder in the retrenchment exercise in the mining industry?
9th May 2023 In Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union v Buffalo Coal Dundee (pty) Ltd & another ("Buffalo Coal"), the Labour Appeal Court ("the LAC")... →
Breaking the Chains: the Case of Ndwandwe v Trustees of Transnet Retirement Fund and others – A not-so-friendly reminder that a pension fund is not bound by a nomination form
4th May 2023 The recent decision of Ndwandwe v Trustees of Transnet Retirement Fund and others (the Ndwandwe decision) concerned the review of a pension fund’s... →
