by VDT Attorneys | Sep 3, 2024 | Banking Fraud, Cybercrime, Email Hacking, Fraud
The recent case of Edward Nathan Sonnenberg Inc. v Judith Mary Hawarden (421/2023) [2024] ZASCA 90 (10 June 2024) sounds like a resounding warning to all consumers to take precautions to ensure they don’t fall victim to increasingly clever cybercriminals. In this...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 23, 2024 | Cyber security, Cyber-attack, Cybercrime, Email Compromise, Fraud, Security, Technology
Although the intended reasons behind cybercrime may vary, the objective is primarily to cause financial harm, gain financial benefit, access data, or damage the reputation of a business. It should also be kept in mind that while large businesses and corporations are...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 11, 2020 | Contract Management, Fraud
Fraudulent misrepresentation is defined by Hutchison et al as a misrepresentation made knowingly and without an honest belief in its sincerity. The SCA in Namasthethu v City of Cape Town had to hear an appeal based on the use of an adjudication clause to resolve a...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 17, 2012 | Employment, Fraud
Suid-Afrika het een van die hoogste werkplek bedrogsyfers in die wêreld. Volgens onlangse statistieke het meer as 80 persent van Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye bedrog binne hul maatskappy aangemeld. Bedrog by die werk kan ‘n besigheid tot op sy knieë dwing deur...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 19, 2012 | Employment, Fraud, Labour
The current economic climate, unemployment and concerns regarding job security have contributed to the increased use of falsified CV’s in job applications as well as criminal activities by employees. As a countermeasure, employers are making use of background checks...