April 2018

POPI: An Existing Risk, a Right Royal Ruckus, and the EU Deadline

When will the enforcement provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPI” or “POPIA”) come into effect? Latest indications are that the Information Regulator will announce final Regulations and a commencement date shortly, but there have been so many delays already that we perhaps shouldn’t be holding our breath on that one. Three important […]

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Directors: The Steinhoff Debacle Highlights Your Exposure to Personal Liability

The “new” Companies Act of 2008 promised to place greater accountability and liability burdens on directors. This was in response to directors being given greater powers in the Act. Importantly, the Act does not distinguish between non-executive and executive directors.     What is required of you as a director? A director is to act in

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