POPI: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INFORMATION OFFICERS
The coming into effect, on 1 July 2021, of the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (the “POPI Act”) has caused widespread anxiety amongst businesses who have made little to no progress on becoming compliant with the provisions of the POPI Act. One of...
UPDATED: THE “INS” AND “OUTS” OF RESTRAINT OF TRADE PROVISIONS
A question on the mind of many professionals the past year has been whether or not the restraint of trade provision contained in their employment contracts will be valid and enforceable during the Covid-19 pandemic. As previously published by VDMA, the validity of...
ANTICIPATORY BREACHES OF CONTRACT – THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF REPUDIATION AND PREVENTION OF PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES THERETO
Background: It is commonly known that breaches of contract can occur on or after the date on which performance is due in the form of mora debitoris (a debtor’s failure to perform timeously), mora creditoris (a creditor’s failure perform timeously) or positive...