Monday, September 2, 2019
When the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (the CPA) came into effect during 2011, it changed the franchise landscape significantly. Prior to its promulgation, franchise agreements (and the inevitable disputes that followed) were governed solely within the framework of the franchise agreement.
Monday, May 13, 2013
In terms of the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005, there is a duty on, inter alia, psychologists, social service professionals, social workers, medical practitioners, dental practitioners, nurses and teachers, who on reasonable grounds conclude that a child has been (i) abused in a manner causing physical injury, (ii) sexually abused; or (iii) deliberately neglected, to report this to a designated child protection organization, the Provincial Department of Social Development or a police official.
On 13 June 2012, the Constitutional Court handed down judgement concerning the constitutionality of a law which makes organisers of gatherings liable for damages caused by the gathering unless they took all reasonable steps within their power to avoid the damage and they did not reasonably foresee the damage.
The new Companies Act came into effect on 1 May 2011. All registered companies should within a two-year period (i.e. before 1 May 2013) convert their existing Memorandum and Articles of Association into a Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). This conversion should be completed before 1 May 2013 and MacRobert Attorneys can assist you with such conversion.
