Research Articles (Mercantile Law)
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The Interplay between Incoterms and the CISG
(University Library System, 2013)INCOTERMS® do not replace the CISG’s provisions on delivery and the passing of risk in toto, but merely supersede them in so far as they are mutually exclusive. For the rest, they function in tandem. Aspects which are not ... -
The role and function of trade usage in modern international sales law
(Oxford University Press, 2015-08)Trade usage reflects consistent and uniform business practices that are regularly followed in a particular trade. Trade usage has always played an important role in international sales as is evidenced by the lex mercatoria, ... -
A pluralist approach to the Law of International Sales
(ASSAF, 2017-04)International trade can support economic development and social upliftment. However, people are often discouraged from contracting internationally due to differences in legal systems which act as a non-tariff barrier to ... -
The convention on the use of electronic communications in international contracts : creating an international legal framework for electronic contracting
(Juta Law, 2006-01)Although international trade can contribute to the economic growth and development of a country, the remoteness of trading parties remains a factor that infl uences the effi ciency of such transactions. Not only are the ... -
The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 : facilitating electronic commerce
(Juta Law, 2004-01)INTRODUCTION: The development of new technology expanded the ways and means of concluding a contract beyond the traditional methods of oral or written agreement. The Internet enables businesses and entrepreneurs to communicate ... -
INCOTERMS® 2010 : codified mercantile custom or standard contract terms
(Juta Law, 2012-01)INCOTERMS® reflect the most dominant and consistent commercial customs and practices evident in international commerce. They are regularly updated to keep them in line with changing mercantile practice. However, over the ... -
Incoterms, electronic data interchange, and the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act
(Juta Law, 2003-01)Electronic commerce makes it possible for parties to trade electronically without using paper. Time means money. Electronic trading means that the process can be speeded up and that money can be saved. The past years have ... -
Trade usage : still law made by merchants for merchants
(Juta Law, 2016-03)INTRODUCTION: Trade usage has always played an important role in the legal regulation of international sales. For example, trade usage is used to define the concept of reasonable time in which the buyer or seller has to ... -
The right to just administrative action in the context of suspending the payment of disputed tax
(North-West University, Faculty of Law, 2017)Section 164(3) of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (hereafter TAA) provides a senior South African Revenue Service official (hereafter, respectively, SARS and senior SARS official) with discretionary powers to suspend ... -
A pluralist approach to the law of international sales
(North-West University, Faculty of Law, 2017)International trade can support economic development and social upliftment. However, people are often discouraged from contracting internationally due to differences in legal systems which act as a non-tariff barrier to ... -
The legal nature of the duty of care and skill : Contract or Delict?
(North-West University, Faculty of Law, 2017)Section 77(2)(b) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Act”) provides that a director of a company may be held liable based on the common law principles relating to delict for any losses or damages which the company suffer ... -
The precarious employment position of ministers of religion : servants of God but not of the church
(Juta Law Publishing, 2017)South African courts have in recent years progressively extended protection against unfair dismissal to categories of persons not previously regarded as employees. Courts interpreted labour legislation in light of the ... -
Is South African trademark law out of shape? A comparative analysis of shape marks, in light of the recent SCA and CJEU Kit Kat decisions
(Juta Law, 2016-12)This article examines the recent litigation concerning the shape of the Kit Kat chocolate bar in South Africa, Europe and the UK in order to determine whether the South African legal position relating to shapes as trademarks ... -
The expediency of including claims based on disablement caused by sexual harassment in South Africas system of workers compensation
(Juta Law, 2016-12)This article investigates whether it is feasible to include compensation for disablement arising from a psychological disorder caused by sexual harassment in the South African workers’ compensation system. The authors argue ... -
Section 25 vortices (part 2)
(Juta Law, 2016-12)Even when he first identified the arbitrariness vortex, Roux pointed out that courts may well not follow the methodology set out in the FNB case strictly and that deviations might reduce the vortex effect in some cases. ... -
Section 25 vortices (part 1)
(Juta Law, 2016-10)Roux introduced the notion of the “arbitrariness vortex” to illustrate his observation that the constitutional court’s FNB decision could “telescope many of the issues that might have been addressed (and in comparative ... -
The right to a view reconsidered
(Juta Law, 2015-01)Traditionally, an existing, unimpeded view over or across neighbouring properties is considered a mere incidental advantage, interference with which is generally not actionable. Contrary to popular belief, the advantage ... -
Liability within company gr oups
(Juta Law, 2016-12)In Bank of Tokyo Ltd v Karoon the court held that the law does not involve itself with economics but with the law. This view was confirmed by the English appeal court in Adams v Cape Industries plc. These views were expressed ... -
Alternative strategies to protect the existing view from a property
(Juta Law, 2016-03)In terms of the common law, a South African property owner does not have an inherent right to the existing view from her property over adjoining properties, although the existing view from her property can be protected ... -
The interpretation of double taxation agreements : a comparative evaluation of recent South African case law
(Juta Law, 2016-10)Vogel and Rust describe the act of interpretation as unfolding a text, to bring it to be understood. The South African courts have recently had a number of opportunities to interpret double taxation agreements entered into ...
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