Are you the target of direct marketing? Do you want to block calls from direct marketers or stop unwanted calls or SMSs selling you things? Direct marketing is the when goods or services are sold direct to the public rather than [...]
A privacy policy is your organization’s plan of action when it comes to privacy. This plan of action is something that is in writing, that you can operationalize and that has practical actions that you can take in your organization. [...]
The Copyright Amendment Bill is a hotly debated document and the most recent edition was released in 2017. It’s rather confusing, and there are many different interpretations of the changes that are in it. We have created a Copyright Amendment [...]
Last week Parliament heard the Copyright Amendment Bill submissions by members of the public. We were in Parliament to hear the Copyright Amendment Bill submissions and get all the latest insight from various stakeholders on the Bill. The sessions were [...]
The Draft Intellectual Property Policy Phase 1 (2017) (Draft IP Policy) for South Africa was released on 9 August 2017. The release of the Draft IP Policy is one of the key stages of reform that is taking place in [...]
As data protection law develops, it frequently comes into conflict with freedom of expression. The right to privacy (like data protection) and freedom of expression are in a precarious balancing act and need to be handled carefully. The latest freedom [...]
With a population of 1.3 billion people and a Gross Domestic Product of 2.6 trillion US Dollars, India is a market rich in data, personal and private information. Data protection in India is important because many organisations have a global [...]
The Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill or Hate Bill is a new draft Bill from Parliament. The Hate Bill criminalises hates crimes and hate speech. We all need to take notice of Hate Crimes and [...]
The final King IVÂ was released on the 1 November 2016 and the King IV effective date was on 1 April 2017. We have drafted a free King IV summary to guide you through it which you can get below. The [...]
Good governance is critical in the development of an economy which benefits all sectors of society. In particular, good governance helps the poorest people in society. All organisational governing bodies should practice it if they want to be responsible, productive [...]
We believe strongly that everyone should have access to legal resources in their country. If people have access to legal resources like legislation and case law, they will be empowered to engage with the things that really affect them: the [...]
The Final King IV report was released today, 1 November 2016 and you can download it below. This is the most important document on corporate governance in South Africa and it is absolutely essential that all organisations engage with, and [...]
