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			<title><![CDATA[THE JUDGMENT IN INVESTEC V MUTEMERI 2010 (1) SA 265 (GSJ)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_20.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 November 2010 03:17:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[Since the promulgation of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 ("the Act") in 2006 a series of cases has been decided on the interpretation and enforcement of sections 129 and 130 thereof.......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[NEW APPOINTMENTS AT RB&A]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_19.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 October 2010 03:17:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[RB&A is happy to announce that one of our esteemed Senior Associates have been promoted to Director. We would like to congratulate Alessandra Pardini as she joins Gerhard Rudolph and Darryl Bernstein as director, and wish her all the best in her new position.......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PRE-INCORPORATION CONTRACTS UNDER THE NEW COMPANIES ACT]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_18.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 November 2009 03:17:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[A pre-incorporation contract is a legal agreement on behalf of an entity that is still to be formed, and is regulated by section 35 of the existing Companies Act 61 of 1973 ("the Act"), as at common law one cannot act as agent for a principal that does not exist. Section 35 of the Act provides that a contract formed on behalf.......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PRICE DIFFERENTIATION: ARE YOU BEING CHEATED ON THE INTERNET?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_17.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 November 2009 02:16:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[The European Commission recently published their report on their hunt for online traders charging online shoppers different prices, based on user profiling, and indicated that it would produce guidelines for retailers by the end of 2009 to prohibit consumers being cheated online.......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA["CREDIT ACT'S CAP ON CHARGING OF COSTS OF CREDIT CLARIFIED"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_16.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 October 2009 02:16:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[The North Gauteng High Court handed down its judgment on 21 August 2009 in the matter between The National Credit Regulator and several respondents, including the four major banks and others. The matter concerned, among other things, the interpretation of section 103(5) of the National Credit Act......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA["WITHOUT PREJUDICE , BUT ADMISSABLE"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_15.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 September 2009 05:16:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, exchanges between parties in a bona fide attempt to settle a matter are both privileged and 'without prejudice,' and, with a few exceptions, are unable to be tendered as evidence. The general rule is that any such documentation cannot be disclosed other than by agreement between the parties......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[JUDGMENT CONFIRMS THAT DOCUMENTS SHOULD SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_14.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 August 2009 05:16:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[The March 2009 ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") in the case of KPMG Chartered Accountants v Securefin,  has ground-breaking influence on the interpretation of contracts, influencing both the drafting of commercial contracts on the one hand, and the presentation of expert evidence relating......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[NO LIABILITY FOR SALE OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS ON ONLINE AUCTION SITE]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_13.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 June 2009 05:16:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[Cosmetics company, L'Oreal has sued online auction site, eBay, for trademark infringement in the English High Court of Justice, Chancery Division. The judgment of the Honourable Mr Justice Arnold was handed down on 22 May 2009, in which the judge confessed difficulty in adjudicating on the issues before him......<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: RULING ON RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_12.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 June 2009 05:16:10 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[ The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has ruled that a single meeting among a group of companies will be a sufficient condition for a finding of anti-competitive behaviour for each company, irrespective of whether such meeting resulted in higher prices for consumers, provided that the act of meeting revealed an anti-competitive intent.....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[‘INDEPENDENT REVIEWS’ FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES UNDER THE NEW ACT]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_11.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2009 15:11:22 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[ The new Companies Act was promulgated by the president on the 9th of April 2009. Perhaps one of the most significant changes in the new legislation is the removal of the auditing requirements for private companies. The new Act introduces less stringent requirements in relation to the review of company.....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[AVENG FINED R46 MILLION]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_10.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2009 13:21:37 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[ The Competition Commission has recently announced that the listed construction and engineering giant, Aveng, has consented to a fine of over R46 million after an investigation led the commission to conclude that the firm had been engaging in anti-competitive practices. Aveng has confessed that one of....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[BUSINESS DAY AND BUSINESS REPORT SUMMARY]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_09.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2009 09:12:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, judgement was handed down by a full bench of the Transvaal Provincial Division in the matter between business tycoon, Mzi Khumalo, and the South African Reserve Bank. Khumalo successfully challenged the seizure of his assets by the Reserve Bank in terms ....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_08.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2009 10:22:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has imposed strict regulations on all UK firms buying and selling financial instruments, such as shares and bonds, to record phone calls and electronic communication and store it for six months.<br> The FSA advanced the more effective....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[IS YOUR COMPANY PERPETRATING FRAUD?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_07.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[The Financial Times is suing a company, the Blackstone investment group, and its employees for copyright infringement and under computer fraud and abuse laws. The Financial Times bases its claim on the allegation that a Blackstone employee set up an account as an individual subscriber for the purpose of allowing multiple users to access articles on....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ARREST AND DETENTION: THE POLICE DISCRETION]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_06.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2008 13:06:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[It is trite that an arrest is generally considered a drastic infringement of the Constitutionally enshrined rights to freedom and dignity, and may only be considered as a last resort where it is not possible to secure the attendance of the accused in court by less invasive means. However, once a warrant of arrest has been issued....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[IMPOSITION OF NEW TAX ON INTERNET GAMBLING]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_05.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2008 11:40:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[Interactive gambling, commonly also referred to as online or internet gambling, was previously prohibited in South Africa under the provisions of the National Gambling Act No. 7 of 2004 ("the Act"). The prohibitions encompassed in the Act, insofar as they may relate to interactive gambling, have been disposed of in favour of the effective regulation of interactive gambling by way of an amendment to the Act, namely the National Gambling Amendment Bill of 2007....<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[CLAIMS AGAINST THE INVESTEC PENSION FUND]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_04.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:49:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[For the past seven years Investec Private Bank has been embroiled in a battle over alleged mismanagement in their wholly owned subsidiary, Investec Employment Benefits ("IEB"), formerly known as Fedsure, regarding the handling by IEB/Fedsure of investors' pension money. Now the South African Equity Workers Association ("Saewa"), an affiliate...<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[CORPORATE "ENTERTAINMENT" POLICIES COME UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_03.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2008 12:40:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[The Legal Profession is at present highly conscious of the quandary surrounding what permissible advertising and promotional activities may be undertaken by attorneys. A recent decision by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court has highlighted the equally distorted line between acceptable corporate entertainment policies...<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[TAX BENEFITS OF HOLDING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_02.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2008 12:40:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[Consumers and investors have observed a global financial meltdown in the past few months with constant interest rate hikes in the past 18 months, retrenchments in all sectors of the economy, drops in global stock markets and, amongst others, car, house and retail sale drops. While the adverse effects thereof on consumers...<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL: FORGET FINE PRINT]]></title>
			<link>http://www.rba-law.co.za/news/article_01.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2008 12:35:38 +0000</pubDate>

			<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Protection Bill ("the Bill") will, if promulgated, have a profound impact on the way in which companies 		approach their existing and prospective clients when entering into agreements with them...<br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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