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Designing justice : a critical analysis of intellectual property rights within the fashion industry.
(2016)Designers are those individuals within our society with a desire and drive to create. In general designers can be found in all facets of industry and good designers (and ultimately good designs) are the very backbone upon ... -
The directors’ fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the company : the possible developments of common law by statute and how they affect human rights.
(2018)This research traces the developments of the directors’ fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the company and looks at how these developments affect human rights and interests of stakeholders. The main focus of ... -
Discharge principles applicable in South African Law: an analysis in light of international trends and guidelines.
(2017)South Africa has three statutory debt relief mechanisms in place to assist over-indebted consumers. These include debt review in terms of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005, administration orders in terms of the Magistrates’ ... -
A discussion of access to credit in South Africa with specific reference to reckless lending and over-indebted consumers.
(2014)Access to credit is very important as it allows consumers to buy goods that they cannot necessarily buy with one month’s salary. Having access to credit also allows consumers to start small businesses. This not only benefits ... -
A discussion of the success and failures of business rescue as a remedy for ailing companies.
(2018)Companies are constantly facing risks, including financial constraints, which may contribute to companies being unable to trade in the manner desired. Unfortunately, companies that find themselves in this predicament have, ... -
A discussion on the duty of care, skill and diligence to be exercised by a director in light of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, as well as the common law and an overview of the business judgement rule : a company law perspective.
The duty of care, skill and diligence is a duty on a director that has been considered both internationally as well as locally. It is a duty that has come under the microscope, and is thus of importance to consider in a ... -
The effectiveness of the e-commerce legal framework in selected African countries.
(2015)Abstract not available. -
The effects of business rescue on the companies’ stakeholders : a comparative analysis between business rescue and judicial management.
(2018)Upon the recognition that the implementation of the judicial management process would not be the success that it was anticipated it would be, it became apparent that there was need for a system of corporate rescue appropriate ... -
Electronic spamming within South Africa : a comparative analysis.
(2015-11-12)In the context of electronic messaging, spam refers to unsolicited bulk messages. Spam creates significant problems for the recipient of these messages, from mere irritation to infringements of constitutionally guaranteed ... -
Emoluments attachment orders : in light of the widespread fraudulent and undesirable practices in emoluments attachment orders should this debt collection mechanism continue to exist?.
(2015)With an estimated percentage of 12.2 percent of South Africa‟s public sector with Emoluments Attachment Orders (EAOs) against their salaries, it is evident that this debt collection mechanism is popular in South Africa.1This ... -
An evaluation of disaster and risk management in the Durban south basin, with particular reference to community awareness.
(2006)No abstract available. -
An evaluation of the role of aid for trade in the realization of the millenium development goals : a case study of Zimbabwe.
(2013)Abstract not available. -
An examination of how the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI) will impact on direct marketing and the current legislative framework in South Africa.
(2017)The commercial practice of direct marketing has evolved tremendously with the advent of technology and therefore has both advantages and disadvantages associated with it. It has the advantage of assisting marketers in ... -
Fiscal decentralization in Kenya : an analysis of the implementation of the Constituency Development Fund in the Naivasha and Gatanga Constituencies.
(2016)In the wake of government reform in Kenya, fiscal decentralization has been adopted as a new framework to share fiscal powers and functions between national and county governments. Primarily, the objective for this new ... -
"A focus on directors' duties of care, skill and diligence in terms of the common law and the Companies Act 71 of 2008".
This paper aims to expose the common law directors’ duties of care and skill encapsulated under the South African commercial law. Thereafter an in depth analysis of the newly introduced statutory duty of care, skill and ... -
The historical progression of section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977: an overview of the past to present in line with the Constitution of South Africa.
Police officers are the people that need to utilise the law, especially with regard to effecting an arrest. They would need to know how to apply force in various situations and what limitations are there. It is therefore ... -
The impact and origin of employee rights in Chapter 6 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008.
(2015)No abstract available. -
The impact of the precautionary principle and the SPS agreement on international trade.
(2012)WTO Agreements have failed to adequately cater for the needs of developing countries. The WTO Agreements, particularly the SPS Agreements has failed to take into account the special needs of developing and least developing ... -
The influence of the general anti-avoidance rules on tax avoidance schemes and the significance thereof for tax payers and tax advisors in South Africa.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file.