The consequences of the Cybercrimes Act on Social Media (ab)use
The President has finally signed the Cybercrimes Bill into law after a long legislative process. The Cybercrimes Act (the Act) focuses mainly on criminalising the interference with computer systems and data, which is described in more detail in Andrew Marshall’s article on the subject. However, the Act also has bearing on the way we use more...
Leases in Lockdown: Are we liable to pay rent?
A legal issue receiving almost constant attention since the lockdown commenced is the liability of commercial tenants for rental of their business premises during the Lockdown (including the more relaxed Alert Levels). There are many factors which have affected our advice, namely the terms of the lease agreement, as well as the nature and operation more...
Beware – exceptions to the “without prejudice” rule!
The term “without prejudice” has for a long time been part of our law in South Africa and has been used to encourage parties to settle litigious disputes, while being able to divulge things they would not normally have divulged in the fear that the information provided or conversations had could be used against them more...
Electronic Transactions and the “R1 Mango Sale”
On Monday 16 May 2016 South African shoppers were treated to a day of incredible savings as online clothing store Mango experienced what they have referred to as a “technical issue” as prices on their products were advertised for as little as R1.00. In the ensuing consumer furore, our consumer and electronic transactions law has more...