While incidences of cyber attacks have been on the rise for a number of years, the outbreak of the Coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic globally, and the lockdowns imposed in many countries leading to...

Without any doubt, the wider use of technology in the practice of law has been accelerated by the changed landscape brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic and associated lockdown regulations.

Many articles ask readers to imagine a post Coronavirus (COVID-19) world. However, it is difficult to do so when we have no idea when the pandemic will end.

Albert Einstein once said, "In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity". No truer words have been spoken in the context of our current times where the COVID-19 virus has presented devastation to...

2020 has seen the like of MS Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and WhatsApp becoming the new norm when doing business in a COVID-19 world and with many companies opting to continue...

Guidelines for Movement of Goods and Services Across the COMESA Region During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The end of "lockdown" in South Africa is uncertain. The devastating effect on the economy and households will be a reality for a time to come. Unfortunately the most vulnerable members of society are the hardest hit.

Small businesses are a vital part of any market's commercial ecosystem. They provide range in respect of goods and services, allow large companies access to a bigger consumer market and facilitate economic growth and diversity.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of unprecedented challenges for businesses in all sectors and of all sizes throughout the world. The franchise model, with its combination of a large...

The nationwide lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on people's daily activities. Under Level 5 (from 26 March to 1 May 2020)

During the initial lockdown period, new legal process could only be issued for urgent matters, Coronavirus (COVID-19) matters, certain criminal and family law matters, claims that were about to prescribe or ...

President Biden issued a presidential proclamation that bans entry into the U.S. for travelers who were physically present in Brazil, Ireland, the UK,

With the uncertainty of the covid-19 and the complexity of the labour legislation in South Africa many entrepreneurs have had to down-size or retrench staff.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted businesses, caused market volatility and triggered asset devaluations across the globe.

On 17 April 2020 and 20 April 2020, consecutive urgent court applications were launched by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union ("AMCU") at the High Court of South Africa.

Apparently, a number of major jurisdictions' trade mark filings have been up this year. This is, of course, counter-intuitive, given that so many business-related figures are down.

COVI-ID is a contact tracing app developed in collaboration by the South African government and UCT using Self-Sovereign Identity.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund ("UIF") has shed some light on what will happen to existing and outstanding COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme ("TERS")

Various countries across the globe are in a race against time to develop the first vaccine for COVID-19. While Russia has reported a possible vaccine for the virus,...

Most sellers, purchasers, estate agents, banks and attorneys were relieved when it was announced that deeds offices could re-open on 4 May 2020 under the Alert Level 4 of lockdown regulations.