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On 27 October 2025, the Supreme Court of Appeal clarified that the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (CPA) does not apply to every residential lease. In particular, a private individual renting out their own property is not, without more, acting “in the ordinary course of business” under the CPA.

The CPA protects consumers in transactions…

24 October 2025

Galito’s Mobile (Pty) Ltd v Tetz Investment (Pty) Ltd and Others, High Court (Limpopo Division), (unreported) 22 October 2025 tested the enforceability of restraint of trade clauses in a franchise agreement after a franchise relationship broke down. The court dismissed the franchisor’s bid to prevent former associates from operating as a competitor…

Introduction

The adoption of cloud computing and the transfer of data across borders is increasing, but it does introduce important risks. Recent guidance from the Prudential Authority (PA) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) highlights the need for strong governance, risk management, and compliance in these areas. As regulation develops, it is important for…

  1. The Johannesburg High Court held that applicants launching applications for an appeal against a refusal of a request for access to information of a private body under Section 82 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA), must first submit a complaint to the Information Regulator regarding the refusal, before launching court proceedings.
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This blog was co-authored by Candidate Attorney, Neshalia Nayagar.

The Competition Authority of Kenya recently published the Draft Consolidated Administrative Remedies and Settlement Guidelines, which are available here . The Guidelines will be used by the Authority in determining administrative penalties and offer insight into how such penalties will be calculated.  Under Kenyan competition…

This blog was co-authored with Julian Scholtz, Candidate Attorney.

While the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) is widely accepted as the primary legislation dealing with the processing of personal information, it is important for financial service providers (FSPs) to take note of their duties in the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services…

This blog was co-authored by: James Donald, Trainee Associate

On 27 January 2023, the Competition Commission published its Final Guidelines on the Exchange of Competitively Sensitive Information between Competitors under the Competition Act. The Guidelines are not binding but will be taken into consideration in determining administrative penalties. The guidelines are available here.

Exchange…

The Information Regulator published Guidelines on 12 August 2022 regarding security compromise notifications in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).

POPIA governs data breaches by ‘responsible parties’ who, alone or in conjunction with others, collect and process personal information for purposes and by means determined by them. They…