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Weathering #COVID-19: Technology and Business Continuity
During periods of uncertainty, scarcity and general public angst global markets and companies tend to take a knock. The Carona Virus Disease of 2019 (‘COVID’) has already cleared 2.3 Trillion Rand from the JSE[1], and the United Nations Trade Agency estimates that...
How #COVID-19 Affects Supply Chain Delivery
As we enter a 21 day nationwide lockdown period as announced by our President, the effects of COVID-19 (hereinafter referred to as “the virus”) on businesses nationwide are starting to rear it’s head at a high impact. Several businesses are seeking advice on a variety...
The days of exploiting residential property buyers are over!
Residential property buyers or those who intend to purchase property can breathe a sigh of relief, as the Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) was signed into law on 19 September 2019 to bring balance to the property market. The...
Cybercrime: The use of electronic confirmation for verification and authentication purposes to authorise the release of funds
In this current digital age, numerous electronic transactions take place online daily. A signature serves as a critical authentication and verification tool in commercial transactions, and it enables the process of giving instructions to take place with a reasonable...
Retrenchment and Employment Related Claims post #lockdownSA – Prepare your Business
Employers, from large corporations to small to medium entrepreneurs and businesses have had no alternative but to implement short time work, reduce salaries, place Employees on unpaid leave as a no work no pay circumstance during the lockdown, or regrettably have had...
#Covid-19: Business Interruption And Public Liability Insurance
On the backdrop of national lock-downs, government imposed sanitary measures and self-isolation; business owners are left with burning questions and neck-bending deliberations in relation to business survivability and contingency measures. How prepared are we? Have...
The Fulfilment of Contractual Obligations in the Context of #Covid19 – Unpacking impossibility and Force Majeure
The Corona Virus pandemic has had a significant impact on business, although in South Africa, we have not yet realized the exact impact. What is for sure is that the “old” remedy of force majeure and impossibility of performance will become a very topical issue....
#COVID19 Mediation between landlords and tenants – a critical tool now?
Some definitions of mediation include "an intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it” or “intervention in a process or relationship. ” The critical difference is that the process is not as formal as litigation or arbitration. Also, it is not an adversarial...
Workmens’ Compensation and Employees’ health and safety during #Covid19 #LockdownSA
Amid the lockdown imposed in South Africa, the pressure on businesses who are still trading and operating due to being deemed an essential service is going to be immense, particularly small businesses that render essential services. To check whether your business is...
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