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The impact of legal process outsourcing in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO), the act of sending legal work to an offshore
destination or onshore to another location within the same country by a law firm or
legal department to a legal outsourcing company, has ...
False advertising and consumer protection in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Deceptive advertising, which is also known as false advertising, refers to a manufacturer making use of confusing, misleading, or blatantly untrue statements to promote a particular product or service. The phrase ‘false, ...
Directors Personal Liability for Irregular, Wasteful and Fruitless Expenditure in South African (SA) State owned Companies (SOC).
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Directors of companies are the forerunners in overseeing and strategically managing a company.1 The Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act) gives the board of directors the legislative obligation for a company to be ...
An analysis of trademark infringement by dilution under South African law
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The rights relating to a trademark are said to be found in the fact that proprietors have acquired goodwill and a repute in their mark. Trademark law has always protected that aspect of what a trademark embodied, inter ...
Hungry for knowledge, hungry for bread: Realising the right to food of students in South African tertiary institutions
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Many of the disadvantaged groups which are impacted by a high burden of poverty and are thereby food insecure in South Africa, have over the years received attention from the government, resulting in many interventionist ...
Evaluating the impact on the girl child through the criminal activities associated with the practice of ukuthwala
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Ukuthwala is an ancient cultural practice that has been exercised in various parts of South Africa, especially in the Eastern Cape. It occurs in different communities and is informed by traditional beliefs. The man’s family ...
Evaluating the legal burden of good corporate governance on small and medium enterprises in South Africa in view of the Covid-19 pandemic
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In simple terms corporate governance can be defined as a system by which companies are directed and controlled by its board of directors.1 Good Corporate Governance in a company is of prime importance as it ensure the ...
Appraisal of South Africa’s legislative adoption of the twin-peaks system in light of international experiences
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The 2007-2008 global financial crisis demonstrated the weakness of a light-touch financial regulatory system. The global financial crisis thus formed the basis for countries to reconsider a model of financial regulation ...
Criminalisation of sex work as a human rights violation against women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
There is considerable and often emotive debate around the topic of sex work. Sex work is either
criminalised, decriminalised, or legalised depending on the country. In South Africa, sex work is
criminalised in section ...
Decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa: A comparative analysis of South Africa and Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Since the early 1990s, the move towards decentralisation has been given prominence in African constitutions. Countries that embarked on ambitious decentralisation processes had to make the necessary constitutional reforms. ...