South Africa is the second-largest FIDIC user country worldwide, according to statistics made available during the conference.
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South Africa: The impact of changes to the permanent establishment principle
OECD has for some time now been addressing, on behalf of the G20 and other participating countries, concerns relating to BEPS.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Value Added Tax Auto Assessment System
The VAT system in Kenya has not achieved its potential with the tax averaging around twenty five per cent (25%) of overall collections.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Executive share schemes and founder shares: The trend of increased malus and clawback
There is an increasing trend for companies to recoup benefits paid to executives as part of executive share schemes.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Fintech innovations are difficult but not impossible to patent
Many African registries do not have the technical expertise to examine the claims that patent applicants make, for example.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Degrees of similarity put to the test
In line with the decision, the assistant registrar emphasised the importance of considering the circumstances in which the marks are used.
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