by VDT Attorneys | Jun 14, 2021 | Dispute resolution, Information, Information and data protection, Litigation, Medical, Personal, Privacy
Disclosure of documents is a cornerstone of modern litigation and is intended to ensure a level playing field and so that parties cannot hide information or use information to ambush another party. Accordingly, our Court Rules prescribe specific methods in which...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 12, 2019 | Commercial, Data Protection, Information, Information and data protection, POPI, Privacy
Data security has become an essential consideration for just about every business, small or large. With a constantly increasing amount of personal and sensitive client data being captured and maintained by businesses, it has become imperative for all businesses to...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2018 | Commercial, Compliance, Consumer, Information, Privacy
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) aims to protect your constitutional right to privacy by ensuring that your personal information is processed in a manner that ensures its confidentiality and that your privacy is respected. Although the...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 10, 2018 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Corporate, Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, Privacy
[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/21/cambridge-analytica-facebook-data-users-profit] It seems like the more selfies, intimate family pictures, personal movements and travels, dietary activities and opinions we share with the entire world, the more we...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 7, 2016 | Business, Commercial, Privacy
It is important to understand that confidentiality and attorney-client or legal professional privilege are two different concepts providing different protection. The ambit of confidentiality is much wider than legal professional privilege, and may arise from a...
