by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | Commercial, Consumer
Having bought the car from a second-hand dealer, means that the Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (“CPA”) will apply to your transaction. Importantly, a second-hand car falls within the definition of ‘goods’ in the CPA and is thus also subject to the CPA protection...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | Property
Legally binding electronic transactions and the use of electronic signatures have been increasing in prevalence since the promulgation of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act of 2002 (“ECT Act”) which regulates electronic transactions in our country. As...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | Credit Act
Your friend is correct in principle, although there are certain exclusions. The Department of Trade and Industry on 11 May 2016 published a notice determining that the threshold for registering as a credit provider with the National Credit Regulator (NCR) is now R0,...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | Credit Act
Your friend is correct in principle, although there are certain exclusions. The Department of Trade and Industry on 11 May 2016 published a notice determining that the threshold for registering as a credit provider with the National Credit Regulator (NCR) is now R0,...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | BEE
The new Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Regulations (“Regulations”) came into effect on 6 June 2016. Whilst these regulations mainly set out how the newly created BEE Commission is to function and how complaints and other information are to be dealt with, there...
