Browsing PER: 2013 Volume 16 No 5 by Title
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Unpacking the right to plain and understandable language in the consumer protection act 68 of 2008
(2013)The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 came into effect on 1 April 2011. The purpose of this Act is, among other things, to promote fairness, openness and respectable business practice between the suppliers of goods or ... -
What intellectual property lawyers can learn from Barbra Streisand, Sepp Blatter, and the "Coca-Cola cry-baby": Dealing with "trademark bullying" in South Africa
(2013)This article suggests some pause for reflection amongst intellectual property lawyers, and for serious consideration of the words of an internationally-renowned IP law expert: "Possessing a right does not mean that it is ... -
Yet another call for a greater role for good faith in the South African law of contract: Can we banish the law of the jungle, while avoiding the elephant in the room?
(2013)This article examines the current approach of the South African courts to the role of good faith or bona fides in contracts, as well as the courts’ stated reasons for this approach. The article specifically examines how ...