Articles

Farewell to voetstoots

The advent of the Consumer Protection Act (the Act) will have a material impact on those common clauses found in property sales agreements and/or other sale agreements commonly known as a “voetstoots” clause....

Food law know-how - Part 1: Labelling and advertising

In this two part series we will examine the legislation that regulates the manufacture and supply of foodstuffs as well as product registration, labelling, composition of foodstuffs and the restrictions on certain nutrients in foodstuffs in South Africa....

A Section 58 consent to judgment can be enforced

The National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (NCA) has found application in all spheres of legal practice and in court procedure. ...

The product liability chain

The Consumer Protection Act (the Act) is particularly far reaching, extending to almost all areas of supply of goods and services in South Africa. ...

Liability of the supplier in terms of the Consumer Protection Act

The Consumer Protection Act (the act) is particularly far reaching, extending to almost all areas of supply of goods and services in South Africa. ...

Section 129 “to give or to receive”

 The recent judgment by the North Gauteng High Court in the case of First Rand Bank Limited vs Msawenkosi Arthur Dhlamini (GNP) (unreported case no 50146/09, 17-3-2010) (Murphy J) is a passed judgment on the controversial topic of “delivery” of a s129 letter of demand....

A consumer’s constitution

The Consumer Protection Act (No 68 of 2008) was promulgated on 24 April 2009. The act lays the foundation for introducing a single comprehensive legal framework for protecting consumer rights in South Africa. It sets out the entitlement of consumers and responsibility of suppliers of goods and services. ...

The right to privacy

Direct marketing can be described as a multi-faceted set of business practices designed to promote and present an organisation's products or services in ways that build effective customer relationships....