by Dianne Bayley | Mar 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
With Covid-19 declared a global pandemic, the potential impact on a party’s ability to perform in terms of a contract is far-reaching, write Michael Straeuli, Damian Wright & Dominic Harris, Dispute Resolution Specialists at Webber Wentzel. Uncontrollable...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 15, 2020 | Security and Legal
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) currently administers restrictive export controls in respect of SA-owned intellectual property (IP). Leanne Mostert, Bernadette Versfeld, Tim Ball, Carla Collett, Cameron MacKenzie of Webber Wentzel explain the impacts. These...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 27, 2020 | Security and Legal
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers prospecting and mining operations a range of new possibilities to enhance efficiencies, writes Leanne Mostert, a Partner at Webber Wentzel. These include a greater ability to target likely mineral deposits, plan new mine...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Security and Legal
The Department of Communications (DoC) has published its highly-anticipated ‘Policy on High Demand Spectrum and Policy Direction on Licensing of a Wireless Open Access Network’ which purports to address South Africa’s longstanding spectrum scarcity challenges....
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 18, 2019 | Security and Legal
With the fourth industrial revolution in full swing, businesses are looking for faster and more efficient ways to service customers, writes Wendy Tembedza, Senior Associate at Webber Wentzel. Customers are also increasingly tech-savvy and demand more from their...