South Africa: Consumer Law

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Consumer protection law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics that involve consumer protection regulations and the developing law surrounding them from specialists working in this area.

Washes Of Green In The Fashion Industry

The "say-do" or attitude-behaviour gap is glaringly apparent when the social and environmental impacts of the fashion industry is considered by consumers.

South Africa Environment

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Fraud Risks, Prevention And Detection Strategies For The African Beer Brewing Industry

Several major companies dominate the beer brewing industry across Africa, with operations spanning multiple regions and consolidating significant market shares.

South Africa Commercial

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COMESA Consumer Protection Enforcement

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), with 21 member states, is the largest regional economic organization in Africa. Furthermore, COMESA comprises a comparatively far integrated regulatory regime.

South Africa Consumer

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Passing-Off In South Africa: Protecting Trade Reputation In Competitive Markets

Businesses strive to stand out and build consumer trust. However, when one party attempts to trade on the reputation of another, passing-off provides a powerful common law remedy.

South Africa Consumer

BI

Barnard Inc.

Credit Insurance Under Scrutiny: Court Enforces Fairness In Lending Practices

South Africa Insurance

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Adams & Adams

The Proper Placement Of Interest Rate Clauses In Lending Documents: Balancing Clarity, Compliance, And Borrower Protections

South Africa Finance

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The Great Rhode Beauty Pop-Up Scam

South Africa IP

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ESG Trends In The Retail Sector

South Africa Consumer

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Webber Wentzel

Combatting Counterfeit Goods In The E-commerce World

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Unpacking The Trend: The Truth About Parallel Imports And What Consumers Need To Know

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Legal Considerations For Foreign Businesses Entering The E-commerce Market In South Africa

South Africa Commercial

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Andersen in South Africa

Consumer Law Disputes: Who Bears The Onus, The Consumer Or The Supplier?

South Africa Consumer

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Cosmetics In South Africa: L'Oréal Has Skin In The Game

South Africa Media & IT

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Shein's RICO Lawsuit And The Role Of Responsible AI In Preventing Future Legal Controversies

South Africa IP

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The East African Insider – Week 9TH – 15TH AUGUST 2025

South Africa Energy

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Shikana Group

The Use Of Surveillance Data And POPIA: De Jager v Netcare Limited

South Africa Privacy

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Andersen in South Africa

Mitigating Risk For AI Integration

South Africa IP

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Barnard Inc.

Section 45 Of The Income Tax Act: The Tax-Free Shuffle Within Corporate Groups

South Africa Commercial

BI

Barnard Inc.

South Africa's New Anti-Bribery Law: Setting The Stage For Corporate Accountability

South Africa Commercial

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Andersen in South Africa

Back To College At The Supreme Court Of Appeal

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of South Africa recently delivered a judgment in a trade mark infringement case between iCollege (Pty) Ltd ("iCollege") and Xpertease Skills Development and Mentoring CC ("Xpertease").

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Avoiding Descriptiveness Refusal In Laos: Key Considerations For Trademark Owners

In determining whether a trademark is descriptive in Laos, it is crucial to assess how consumers perceive and associate the mark with the specific goods or services offered...

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Kenfox IP & Law Office

Incidentally, Are You An Accountable Institution?

Amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 ("FICA") have changed the definition of accountable institutions, raising important considerations for credit providers, including those of offer incidental credit.

South Africa Finance

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Buy Now Pay Later: A Different Kind Of Credit

The introduction of BNPL has disrupted the traditional credit market, creating new opportunities for consumers to finance their purchases.

South Africa Finance

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Festivities And Fun – Know Your Claims From Your Disclaimers – Be On The Lookout For Disclaimers When Entering Parks, Malls, Resorts And Similar Entertainment Establishments

South Africa Consumer

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Adams & Adams

CGCSA | ENSafrica Annual Legal Summit (Video)

South Africa Strategy

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ENS

Has Your Insurance Claim Been Rejected? Your Broker May Just Be Liable

South Africa Consumer

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Adams & Adams

Sparkling Wine And A "Spade Of Inspiration"

South Africa Media & IT

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ENS

Beware Of Instant Credit!

South Africa Consumer

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

I Have Been "Blacklisted", Now What?

South Africa Consumer

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Barnard Inc.

Straight Shot To The Courts For Consumers Litigating Under The CPA?

South Africa Consumer

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ENS

POPIA: Do Not Allow Yourself To Be The First Example Of The Regulator's Bite

South Africa Privacy

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ENS

Building Or Renovating? Take Note Of The New Property Laws

South Africa Real Estate

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

Sole-crushing Defeat For Christian Louboutin Brand In Japan

BI

Barnard Inc.

Straight Shot To The Courts For Consumers Litigating Under The CPA?

It is now possible for consumers to take their complaint directly to the High Court in instances where the adjudicative and dispute resolution mechanisms provided for in the Consumer Protection Act, 2008...

South Africa Consumer

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POPIA: Do Not Allow Yourself To Be The First Example Of The Regulator's Bite

Since July 2021, the Regulator has received and concluded preliminary investigations on over 700 complaints from various data subjects.

South Africa Privacy

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Building Or Renovating? Take Note Of The New Property Laws

There has been a steady move towards a property industry that is more consumer-focused and offers consumers more protection.

South Africa Real Estate

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

Sole-crushing Defeat For Christian Louboutin Brand In Japan

The heels with the red soles represent not only the image of a fearless and independent woman but are synonymous with the famous name Christian Louboutin since 1992.

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Barnard Inc.

Fuel Price Deregulation, Smoke Screen Or Real Solution?

South Africa Energy

BI

Barnard Inc.

The Platform Economy Series: Customer-Facing Terms And Conditions

In a product business model, firms create value by developing differentiated products for specific customer needs, and they capture value by charging money for those items.

South Africa Consumer

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Customer-Facing Terms And Conditions (Podcast)

In a product business model, firms create value by developing differentiated products for specific customer needs, and they capture value by charging money for those items.

South Africa Privacy

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Labels - Green Is The New Black

"Sustainability" is used as the foundation for motivating positive change in aged industries and inspiring the establishment of new ones

South Africa Environment

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ENS

The Regulation Of Open Banking In South Africa (Podcast)

"Open banking" involves the use of an application programming interface ("API") and open-source technology to allow third-party developers, such as fintechs...

South Africa Finance

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South Africa's Coffee Clean-Up

South Africa Consumer

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

Government Issues Urgent Exemption For Suppliers Of Essential Goods To Prevent Shortages

South Africa Anti-trust

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ENS

Nivea Wins Men's Shower Gel Packaging Dispute In South Africa

South Africa IP

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Inventa

Online Selling Of Counterfeit Goods: Countering The Courier

South Africa Consumer

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Adams & Adams

POPIA Compliance

South Africa Privacy

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KISCH IP

The Expansion Of IP To Online Platforms

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

NCA Section 129(1)(a) Notice – A Practical Perspective On The Interpretative Challenge

South Africa Consumer

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Bentley Attorneys

Geographical Indications: Are They On The Map In South Africa?

South Africa Consumer

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Adams & Adams

Booking.com – Is It Generic?

South Africa IP

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ENS

Conduct Standard For Banks And Consumer Protection: What Do Unfair Contract Terms Mean For Banks And Other Financial Institutions?

South Africa Finance

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ENS

Unlawful Credit Agreements

South Africa Commercial

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SchoemanLaw Inc.

Just A Spoonful Of Sugar?

South Africa IP

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KISCH IP

Grocery Retail Market Inquiry | A Shopping List For Inclusive Sector Growth

South Africa Anti-trust

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Adams & Adams

A New Franchising Code Is Imminent

South Africa Commercial

AA

Adams & Adams

The Voetstoots Clause And What It Means For Property Buyers And Sellers

South Africa Real Estate

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Abrahams & Gross Inc.

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