ISO 10668:2010 can assist to determine the value of brands

The intangible assets of a business, including its brands, are often said to be their most valuable assets. However, as brands are intangible assets, convincing others of the actual monetary value of a brand depends on acceptance and credibility of the method of valuation. Read more >>

US court case a lesson for SA business

[Alan Smith and Theuns van de Merwe] Business owners should pay more attention to the identification and protection of their hidden treasures as a result of the "Bratz" decision in Carter Bryant vs Mattel in the US District Court for the Central District of California. For businesses, this may be know-how, trade secrets and other constituents of their good will. Read more >>

Legal Aid in fight against women and child abuse

Vulnerable women seeking advice and assistance at the Randburg Magistrate's Court during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children will have access to expert legal counsel from Norton Rose South Africa. Read more >>

ISS launch Crime and Justice Hub

According to Fin24, an online Crime and Justice Hub has been launched by the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) to enable users to monitor crime and inform their business, property and holiday decisions quickly and easily. Businesspeople and individuals that are worried about the immediate impact of crime and monthly fluctuations find that they have to wait for government crime statistics to be released. Read more >>

Prison torture should be defined as a crime: activists

News24 reports that South Africa, which at the end of March this year held 160 545 prisoners and ranked number one on the continent for having the most people behind bars, urgently needs laws that criminalise torture in its penal system if it is to prevent the type of abuses the country was chastised for by the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Read more >>

Nedlac agrees on labour law amendments

According to Business Report, employers will have to provide courts with reasons for employing people on a temporary basis. They may also face criminal charges for not paying people overtime, if the amendments to labour laws that have been agreed on by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) are approved by Parliament. Read more >>

Court to consider granting of 'silk' status

Business Day reports from the North Gauteng High Court that advocate Roshnee Mansingh will be taking on an institution that has been around since SA was a part of the British empire - the granting to advocates who have reached a certain level of excellence in their practices, by the head of state, of senior counsel - or "silk" - status. Read more >>

Mohlala takes aim at iBurst, FNB Connect

National Consumer Commissioner Mamodupi Mohlala has accused mobile operators iBurst and First National Bank (FNB) of contravening Section 63 of the Consumer Protection Act by not rolling over unused prepaid internet data. She requested that they amend their prepaid data policy in line with the Act. Read more >>

Cape Town to court over toll road

The City of Cape Town will oppose Sanral's N1-N2 highway toll project in the Cape Town High Court. Read more >>

Presidency studying Simelane judgment

The Presidency says it will study the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of Appeal on the appointment of the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Menzi Simelane. The judgment was handed down yesterday. Read more >>

Icasa publishes LLU findings

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) published its findings of an inquiry into Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) on Wednesday, 30 November 2011. Read more >>

ANC ordered to hand over Rasool report

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the ANC to hand a report to the Independent media group that could contain information about a potentially corrupt relationship between former premier Ebrahim Rasool and certain journalists, Beeld newspaper reported on Wednesday, 30 November 2011. Read more >>

Workers' pensions shock

The inquiry investigating the loss of textile workers' pensions has heard that some of the money placed in a trust of a former clothing union consultant could have been used to buy a multimillion-rand Cape Town property and a luxury car. Read more >>