Blog index

Commercial articles

• THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A SUPPLIER TO CONDUCT A CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
• NATIONAL WILLS WEEK – DOMMISSE ATTORNEYS
• What is the deal with preference shares? Part 1: liquidation and dividend preference
• Conversations and agreements – when are they binding?
• The difficulties involved in setting up and managing Section 12J Venture Capital Companies
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) – understanding some of the aspects of this technology model
• Due diligence: an inevitable destination on any start-up’s yellow brick road to investment success
• Website terms – purpose, importance and consequences
• Potential oversights of entrepreneurs – protection of intellectual property
• Introducing the SAFE document as a vehicle to raise capital in early-stage South African companies
• Moral Rights In The Context Of Copyright Law In South Africa
• Insights Into Restraints Of Trade
• The effect of Section 12J of the Income Tax Act on the South African venture capital regime
• Buying a Distressed Company – Bargain or Burden?
• Director’s Duties – 5 things you need to know
• How to Kick Off Investor Negotiations
• Director’s duties – five things you need to know
• Post-investment: Be prepared for growing pains
• Want a new investor for your business? Six housecleaning tips for success.
• What you need to know about offshoring your business

Companies Act articles

• OBSERVATIONS ON COMPANY NAMES
• BITCOIN, BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND ICO’S: LEGAL ENIGMAS FOR START-UP’S OPERATING ON THE FUTURE FRONTIER
• Conversations and agreements – when are they binding?
• The difficulties involved in setting up and managing Section 12J Venture Capital Companies
• POPI: First meeting for the Information Regulator
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series Part 8: Financial assistance under the Companies Act
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series Part 7: Distributions – a few important points to consider
• Share Capital: What to Consider?
• Shareholders Meetings – How, when and why?
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series Part 6: Share capital – what to consider?
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series Part 5: Voluntary winding-up of solvent companies in terms of the Companies Act
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series Part 3: Shareholders’ meetings
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series
• Companies Act deadline an opportunity to “get house in order”
• No need to panic as new Companies Act deadline expires

Consumer Protection Act articles

• OBSERVATIONS ON COMPANY NAMES
• THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A SUPPLIER TO CONDUCT A CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
• Customers returning goods – what should you know as a supplier?
• POPI: First meeting for the Information Regulator
• Are Consumers Protected?
• Automotive Industry Code Of Conduct In Terms Of The Consumer Protection Act
• Consumer rights in terms of the CPA
• Strip the legal jargon from your documents – your consumer does not understand it!
• The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) regulates your marketing activities
• Promotional Competitions: The Do’s and The Dont’s

National Credit Act articles

• The Edcon Ruling: What to take away from it
• Do all credit providers need to register?
• Another wave of change for the credit industry
• Forfeiture Provision Of The NCA Declared Unconstitutional
• Amendments to the National Credit Act

Privacy and POPI articles

• The dos and don’ts of recording conversations
• 2017 Budget Speech implications for the externalisation of intellectual property (IP)
• POPI: First meeting for the Information Regulator
• POPI News: Appointment of the Information Regulator
• POPI SERIES – CONDITION 8 – DATA SUBJECT PARTICIPATION
• Popi series – Condition 7 – Information Security
• POPI SERIES – CONDITION 6 – OPENNESS
• POPI SERIES CONDITION 5 – INFORMATION QUALITY
• POPI SERIES: CONDITION 4 – FURTHER PROCESSING LIMITATIONS
• POPI Series: Condition 3 – Purpose Specification
• POPI Series: Condition 2 – Lawful Processing
• POPI Series: Condition 1 – Accountability
• POPI Series: Introduction
• Protection Of Personal Information Act: Effective Date
• POPI in a Nutshell
• POPI: Is “consent” the beginning and the end?

General articles

• NATIONAL WILLS WEEK – DOMMISSE ATTORNEYS
• What is the deal with preference shares? Part 1: liquidation and dividend preference
• COMPETITION COMISSION INVITES COMMENTS ON DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN COMPETITORS
• Service agreements: why they are necessary and what they should cover
• Conversations and agreements – when are they binding?
• The dos and don’ts of recording conversations
• Are directors also employees?
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) – understanding some of the aspects of this technology model
• Due diligence: an inevitable destination on any start-up’s yellow brick road to investment success
• 2017 Budget Speech implications for the externalisation of intellectual property (IP)
• Website terms – purpose, importance and consequences
• Potential oversights of entrepreneurs – protection of intellectual property
• Registering your company for VAT
• The Art of the Exit: drags, tags and everything in between
• Deciding on joining an incubator: the ins and outs
• Takedown notices
• When is a company subject to the Takeover Regulations?
• FICA – Potential Amendment of Schedules might affect credit providers
• Close Corporations: a member’s authority to bind it and personal liability for its debts
• National Wills Week – Dommisse Attorneys
• Twin peaks to date
• The Ins and Outs of Issuing shares to Employees
• Incoming Foreign Loans – “What, Why, and How?”
• Disruptive Technology – lawyers need to keep up
• Pyramid schemes and other related practices: what you need to know.
• The regulatory vacuum of equity crowdfunding in South Africa: time bomb or open door?
• WHEN MUST ONE REGISTER AS A FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES ACT?
• ADVERTISING LAW – HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE ASA CODE?
• Companies Act, 71 of 2008 Series Part 4: Board meetings
• Legal Services for Disruptive Technology Start-ups
• We’re hiring!
• Recent Adventures
• Attention Credit Providers: Affordability Assessment Regulations Suspended
• Q&A with the co-founders of WooThemes, Mark Forrester and Magnus Jepson
• Introspection 101 for entrepreneurs: how attractive is your company to prospective investors?
• New NCA regulations
• Introduction To The Exchange Control Rules And Regulations In South Africa
• Launching Your Corporate Expansion Into Africa
• Amending Your Agreements Through An Exchange Of Emails
• Prescribed Rate of Interest Lowered to 9%
• Build your own Blackstone: legal aspects to consider
• Look for a firm of attorneys that are willing to invest
• Consumer law expert Jana van Zyl rounds out Dommisse Attorneys team