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ArticlePrescription In Business Rescue In South Africa: Does The Clock Stop Ticking?When a company enters business rescue, most creditors breathe a little easier: section 133 of the Companies Act imposes a moratorium that stops you suing or enforcing against the company without consent or a court's leave.South AfricaCorporate/Commercial LawBarnard Inc.
ArticleWill South Africa's Information Regulator Scrutinise Meta's ‘Data Play'?In a recent Open Secrets report on the ‘data war' between GovChat and Meta, the writers wrote an insightful analysis of the central issues and the potential risk to the ‘sanctity' of the personal information of South African citizens.South AfricaAntitrust/Competition LawBarnard Inc.
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