There will likely be a settlement between Victoria and the games organisers for breaching the contract. But the Commonwealth Games may be the ones to suffer long-term reputational damage.
Being in a legal grey area means sex workers are at a disadvantage when they have been the victim of a crime or defrauded.
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Millions of South Africans exchange billions of rands annually but disputes involving these transactions hardly ever appear before the country’s courts.
As if firms didn’t have enough to worry about, the pandemic could leave many of them open to unexpected legal liabilities.
The law assumes consumers read the terms and conditions of their contracts, and in a dispute, they are held responsible for the written terms of any agreements.
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Legally, consumers are expected to read any online contracts they enter into, but companies have no obligation to offer readable agreements. As research shows, most are incomprehensible.
If you have voice shopping activated on your voice assistant, anyone in your home could potentially purchase items in your name.
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When an African grey parrot named Rocco made purchases via his owner’s Amazon Alexa voice assistant, it raised questions about who was legally responsible for footing the bill.
A purported contract between Sinclair and an anchor demanded a huge penalty if the employee quit. While many asked if that’s legal, a more interesting question is why more companies don’t do the same thing.
South African commercial law courses do not address the question of what norms and procedures govern business relations in indigenous African communities.
Blockchain is an exciting technology, but for it to go mainstream governments must be able to regulate it.
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Companies have increasingly been using hidden gag clauses, in which customers unwittingly sign away their rights to post online reviews after purchasing a product.
Contracts are everywhere, but do you read the fine print?
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