by Pierre Rousseau | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is a highly controversial topic which is the subject of many conversations worldwide. One such example of AI which has recently become the topic of conversation is the Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience...
by Pierre Rousseau | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Bill of Rights as contained in the South African Constitution protects human dignity. Defamation violates a person’s dignity, and more specifically his or her reputation or fama. It thus follows that a person who is defamed must have legal recourse to protect and...
by Pierre Rousseau | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Background: One often reads a clause along the following lines in agreements: “The suspensive condition is inserted for the sole benefit of Party 1 and may therefore only be waived by Party 1 in writing.” What does it mean when such a clause is included in a contract?...
by Pierre Rousseau | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Introduction On the 13th July 2021 the Information Regulator of South Africa (the “Regulator”) released a media statement warning the public against the processing of personal information of data subjects without their consent. This came about as photographs of former...
by Pierre Rousseau | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
What is prescription? As a general rule, prescription occurs when a debtor’s liability to pay a specific debt is extinguished as a result of the passing of a prescribed time period. As soon as a debt prescribes, a debtor is no longer under any obligation to pay it. It...
