FREE | Read the August 2022 edition of Business Law & Tax

In this edition, Business Law and Tax editor Evan Pickworth interviews Era Gunning and Ridwaan Boda, executives at ENSafrica, on why it is time for a data protection health check, especially by those corporates that have been complacent on compliance.

We examine the merits of SA intellectual property (IP) legislation, including the Trademarks Act, Patents Act, Designs Act, Copyright Act and Plant Breeders ’ Rights Act. As these acts follow the lead of international treaties to which SA is a signatory, the legislation is fit for purpose, save for the Copyright Act, which is outdated and in need of amendment.

The Competition Commission published its provisional report in the online intermediation platforms market inquiry. The report makes several hard-hitting and potentially industry-changing recommendations. While the report is only provisional and interested parties can still make submissions until August 24, the commission intends to publish its final report in November 2022.

Also, is now possible for consumers to take their complaint directly to the high court in instances where the adjudicative and dispute resolution mechanisms provided for in the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 are not adequate to deal with the infringements alleged.

Read these and many other stories in this month's edition.

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