What Makes Lawyers Happy? It’s Not What You Think by Paula Davis-Laack Happy lawyer – sounds like an oxymoron, right? Having practiced law for seven years, I can’t think of many of my colleagues who I would classify as happy, or even mildly enthusiastic. More troubling, when

What iCann do to stop cybersquatting! Like never before, digital channels and offshore server hosting breeds the potential for the abuse of reputable brands. Cybersquatting involves the bad faith registration of domain names by third parties. Cyber-squatters exploit the first-come, first-served domain name registries, a common motive

What’s in a name? Athletes and celebrities’ images are personal brands on which they rely to earn an income via endorsements. Endorsement income often far exceeds salaries paid by respective clubs and countries, by upto 4 times in the case of athletes like Rafa Nadal. The advent

When can the Tax Man come knocking? The collection, assessment or otherwise relating to tax is governed by the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (“the TAA”). It is in terms of the TAA that the South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) is entitled to assess any tax

South Africans are taxed more relative to income and service delivery than in any other jurisdiction on the Planet. Savvy tax planning and mitigation is thus highly rewarding for most high-net-worth individuals. South of the millennium, there was a clear distinction between tax “evasion” and “avoidance”, with

In order to initiate legal proceedings a summons must be served on the defendant. We often have difficulty locating certain debtors as they may lie about their identity or their place of residence or work whilst knowing that a claim prescribes in 3 years. In order to

Earlier this year, riding on the coat tails of the #PanamaPapers Expose, SARS proudly announced its Special Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP) to commence on 1 October 2016. In a typical scare tactic, the media was leveraged to publish various articles including: “You can’t hide your Offshore Assets”