When will prescription commence in medical negligence claims?
In Links v MEC for Health, Northern Cape 2016 (5) BCLR 656 (CC), the Constitutional Court examined this issue and granted a judgment with potentially far-reaching consequences for medical negligence matters. On 26 June 2006, Mr Links (“Links”) sustained a dislocated thumb for which he was treated with a cast and painkillers. On 5 July 2006, […]
The FICA Bill: What does it mean for you?
President Jacob Zuma has signed the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment (FICA) Bill, However, it must still be implemented. The bill is intended to strengthen measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism‚ and in particular, will require enhanced vigilance over the financial transactions of prominent influential persons. What does the Bill include? The […]
Gearing up for POPI compliance
The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act will soon be tabled in parliament. The POPI Act outlines how companies may collect, handle, store and discard the personal information of others. The new regulations come with heavy penalties for those that fail to comply. POPI can only commence once the Information Regulator is operational. Once the […]
Is your business POPI compliant?
POPI refers to South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act which seeks to regulate the Processing of Personal Information. What is Personal Information? Means any information relating to an identifiable, living natural person or juristic person (companies, CC’s etc.) and includes, but is not limited to: Contact details: email, telephone, address etc. Demographic information: age, […]