Insights that are intended for clients of Michalsons.
You get sales orders, purchase orders, and other kinds of orders. What is the difference between them? What is the difference between an order and an invoice? These are questions that people often ask, so we thought we would give [...]
In a previous article we wrote about how the draft King Report recommended that an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) clause be incorporated in all contracts. They recommended a clause, which we then converted into plain language. We were delighted to [...]
Most Oracle partners rely on a few individuals within the organisation to provide the sales or proposal teams of the Oracle partner with the current details about its relationship with Oracle in terms of licensing and pricing policies, with no [...]
Creating the perfect legal agreement in terms of law is not always the sought after or perfect solution. When drafting an agreement, what is most critical for me is that the person drafting the agreement gets a solid grasp of [...]
Hosting companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are often faced with the dilemma of being requested to reveal information about the identity or activities of their clients. The request may come from: a third party who alleges that a wrong [...]
SAFM (Word of Mouth show) recently interviewed Andrew Weeks on plain language and the law. Lawyers are said to be one of the worst culprits when it comes to using language that is verbose, but is there a reason for [...]
This is an index of some legal resources related to the broad concept of corporate governance, which includes fairness, accountability, responsibility, transparency, and risk management: [Constitutional Court] Sidumo v Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd (GF 6778) [Navsa AJ et al, 5.10.2007] [...]
This is an index of the legal resources related to the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 from 2006 to 10 September 2009 General [Journal Articles] Van Coller, EH De Jure (2006) 39:01:163 - "Transparency and Access [...]
This is an index of the legal resources related to privacy (especially regards the workplace) from 2006 to 10 September 2009. Electronic communications - email, entrapment, internet, SMS, tapping Refer also to: Evidential aspects Note: See "Code of Practice on [...]
In a labour broking scenario, a temporary employment service (labour broker) employs people who then provide services to a client (person for whom the work is being done). For example, ICT Labour Broker employs Joe Soap (a computer programmer), who [...]
We told you previously that the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) has been signed into law and will become operative on 24 October 2010. The CPA will give consumers lots of rights and protection where in the past [...]
Your online brand is quite possibly your most valuable asset, and worthy of protection. You will spend a great deal of time and money to find your brand name, and you want to use it to grow your business. You do not want [...]
