Nortons Inc

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

COMPANY FINED R76 000 FOR EXCESSIVE PRICING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In South Africa’s first contested excessive pricing case in the context of COVID-19, the Competition Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) found...

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

COMPETITION COMMISSION RELEASES BUYER POWER AND PRICE DISCRIMINATION GUIDELINES

On 18 May 2020, the Competition Commission (“the Commission”) issued Buyer Power and Price Discrimination Guidelines which aim to bring...

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

TWO LARGE FACE MASK SUPPLIERS REFERRED TO THE COMPETITION TRIBUNAL OVER EXCESSIVE PRICING

The Competition Commission (“the Commission”) has referred two major face mask suppliers to the Competition Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) for...

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

THE COMPETITION TRIBUNAL CONFIRMS FIRST CONSENT ORDER IN EXCESSIVE PRICING COMPLAINT REFERRAL

On 20 April 2020 the Competition Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) heard an application in respect of a complaint referral brought against a...

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE BLOCK EXEMPTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proclamation of the National State of Disaster, the Minister of the Department of Trade, Industry...

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

REGULATIONS ENFORCING THE NATIONAL LOCKDOWN ARE PROMULGATED BY THE MINISTER OF CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNAN

The Lockdown Regulations, aimed at enforcing the 21-day national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, were published on 25...

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

AN UPSURGE IN CYBER-ATTACKS – THE WAVE OF THE PANDEMIC

South Africa has third-highest number of cybercrime victims in the world with about R2.2bn lost each year through fraudulent activities...

Robyn Davie

Jul 14, 2020

FINANCIAL LOSSES WITHIN ORGANISATIONS DUE TO INTERNAL FRAUD

Financial losses within organisations due to internal fraud In what could be one of the biggest financial frauds of recent years, German...

Robyn Davie

Jul 2, 2020

PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION WITHIN ORGANISATIONS

Protecting personal information within organisations The Protection of Personal Information Act (the POPI Act) is fully in force...