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Just over a year ago and leading to the national elections, on 15 May 2024, the President of South Africa assented to and signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law...

The much discussed Public Procurement Bill has recently been passed by Parliament and its enactment awaits the President's signature. South Africa's legislative environment...

This clause ordinarily forms part of the general terms and conditions of the policy. It is not uncommon for insurers to rely on this clause to reject claims

Consumers procure insurance for many reasons.

On 31 January 2025, the Pretoria High Court delivered a judgment in a motor insurance case in which the insurer rejected the policyholder's claim following the theft of their vehicle.

On 16 October 2024, the Pretoria High Court delivered a judgment in an insurance case where the insurer had repudiated the policyholder's claim on three grounds: The policyholder drove at an excessive speed...

It is not unusual to have insurance claims approved but payouts being underwhelmingly low and/or slow.

Policyholders and insurers alike should take note of a judgement recently handed down in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg.

Insurance claims can be repudiated for many varying reasons – from the most obvious to the least expected reasons. One of the best ways of trying to avoid an insurance repudiation...

The African continent boasts a wealth of biodiversity and is a treasure trove of genetic resources and traditional knowledge. These valuable assets have long been a source of innovation and inspiration, but their protection has presented challenges, especially in the realm of intellectual property.

On 4 April 2019 Cape Verde took a monumental step in ensuring copyright protection for its authors by acceding to WIPO's three main copyright treaties...

Malawi launched the National Intellectual Property Policy in May 2019. The Policy forms part of the government's Growth and Development Strategy III, which has identified ...

Following last year's release of the first-ever compendium of trade mark opposition rulings by the Registry, a workshop with senior trade mark officials was held in Abuja, in collaboration with INTA.

There is nothing more frustrating to a trade mark proprietor than going through the effort of securing a judgment in a counterfeit goods case, only for...

A delegation from ARIPO, led by the Director General, Mr. Bemanya Twebaze, visited the OAPI headquarters in Yahounde from 16 to 18 May 2022. The Director General of OAPI,...

Following the vote back in 2016, the United Kingdom ("UK") has been embroiled in a divisive process to finalise its exist plan from the European Union ("EU").

"There are only so many notes and very few chords used in pop music – coincidence is bound to happen if 60 000 songs are being released every day…that's 22 million songs a year and there are only 12 notes that are available".

For many South African musicians, landing a record deal feels like the breakthrough they have been working toward...