Tag: business

25
Apr

Companies: Are Restraints of Trade Valid in a Time of Covid?

Article courtesy of Law Dot News - Business Law Companies: Are Restraints of Trade Valid in a Time of Covid? “For him to be forced out of a career of choice to start working in a different field at a time when many businesses are closing down, retrenchments and lay-offs being commonplace and individual[s] doing everything possible to survive and
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25
Apr

Protecting Yourself and Your Business in Flu Season 2021

Article courtesy of Law Dot News Protecting Yourself and Your Business in Flu Season 2021 Flu season is upon us again, and it is not to be underestimated with between 7,000 and 12,000 flu-related deaths historically reported in South Africa every season. Whether or not this year’s lockdown precautions will reduce infection levels to the same extent that they did
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12
Oct

Business Law – Can Posting on Twitter Get You Fired?

  The Elon Musk Tweet As most entrepreneurs and business owners the world-over know, Elon Musk is the CEO and, until recently, chairman of the board of Tesla. In these positions, whenever Elon speaks or writes, it has a profound affect not only on the reputation but also on the share price of Tesla. Knowing this, I was stunned when
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30
Aug

Restraint of trade- Is this an enforceable term of contract?

By: Sean Bosse In a recent commercial dispute, our client stared down a demand from her ex- franchisor to stop trading in her new business that was deemed to be the same or similar to the one she had operated under license from the ex-franchisor. The franchise agreement had a rather clumsily drafted restraint of trade clause incorporated therein which
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8
Aug

Supplier beware: Agency or Distribution???

By: Sean Bosse Taking products to market for sale to the end consumers usually entails a supplier engaging with a distributor or an agent in the supply chain. Broadly observed, the distributor and agent would appear to be one and the same thing except for the obvious difference in the names. This broad observance has, however, caught many a supplier
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