South Africa moved to alert level 1 on 31 Jan. 2022 

KISCH IP, as a specialised Intellectual Property (IP) law firm in Africa, is in touch with any changes in Africa, including changes in how IP is being dealt with...

On 12 May 2020, the Judge of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Mauritius granted, on an urgent basis, a novel and ground-breaking interim order.

No express exception was made in the lockdown regulations published on 25 March 2020 for businesses that can operate through telecommunications from the residences of staff members.

On 17 February 2021, the South African Department of Employment and Labour announced that the relevant NEDLAC partners have endorsed proposals tabled by the UIF for the extension of the COVID-19 TERS.

During the first wave of infections in South Africa, there were several allegations of negligence in various institutions leading to "mass infections"...

With a significant decline in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, the government has naturally decided to uplift some of the restrictions...

Estate agents will be relieved to go back to work on Monday, 1 June 2020 under Alert Level 3 in terms of the new Regulations published on 28 May 2020.

"Inventa IP Review" is an annual compilation with the main Intellectual Property (IP) topics that occurred in the previous year.

The whole world continues to battle with the Covid-19 pandemic and there still is no end in sight.

The global Covid-19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time for the African travel and tourism industry.

Pretoria High Court declares lock-down regulations unconstitutional and invalid: However, the state is about to appeal this judgment. In the meantime, here is a commentary on Judge Davis' High Court ruling.

Having delivered an unprecedented systemic shock to economies across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated sharp drops in M&A deal value and volume in Africa.

The announcement of the National State of Disaster on 15 March 2020 has driven up the demand for ICT services and has essentialised the need for access to high-speed and affordable broadband internet.

May estates and complexes institute mandatory vaccine requirements?

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced industries globally to reinvent themselves in challenging times. Many South African businesses are frequently conducting virtual meetings.

Many employers have placed their hopes of a return to the pre Covid-19 workplace on the development of a Covid 19 vaccine.

The exploration and exploitation of natural resources in Africa, and the world, has often mirrored social and political events of the day.

Participating countries attending the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland reached an agreement on 17 June 2022 to partially waive intellectual property restrictions on the manufacture and production of COVID-19 vaccines for the next five years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented level of disruption to the hotel industry. As a result of the local lockdowns and travel restrictions many hotels have been forced to close...