SA’s first Adwords judgement handed down

South Africa has seen its first Adwords decision, with Judge Nicholls of the Gauteng Local Division handing down judgment in the case of Cochrane Steel Products versus M-Systems Group on 29 October 2014.

Sage clamps down on African piracy

Sage has taken a stand against African piracy, winning three court cases against pirate companies in Maghreb and Francophone Africa. In addition to damages and/or fines totalling several thousand euros, prison terms were handed down. By judgment dated 6 March 2014,...

Pinnacle director’s bribery case postponed

The bribery case against Pinnacle executive director Takalani Tshivhase has been postponed until June. Tshivhase appeared in court yesterday (24 April), and the case was postponed to 2 June 2014. Tshivhase is alleged to have offered a lieutenant-general of the South...

Blue Label, Telkom case goes to court

Arbitration proceedings between Blue Label subsidiary Africa Prepaid Services Nigeria (APSN) and Telkom SA subsidiary Multi-Links Telecommunications have been abandoned after a high court order set the proceedings aside. This paves the way for a case to be brought...