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Venture Capital & Private Equity investments – some legal insights - bbrief Founders and investors aim to achiev alignment on elements of governance and control, ownership and incentivisation, and exit scenarios.

An insurance policy, protection against competitors, an investor attraction and trust from customers, a trademark. Trademarks are so much more than just a business asset, they are shown to be absolutely necessary in this blog post written by Jacques.
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NPC, NPO, PBO. If you are just as confused by most by these abbreviations, we have a solution! Give this blog post by Ya-fan Wong a read to understand all you need to know about non-profit companies and the relations surrounding them.
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A sandbox - not the type we used to play in as kids but rather a safe innovation testing environment. This article written by Christiaan Harmse explains and elaborates on it well, recently published in Bizcommunity.com.
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Have you read our latest series of Cosec articles? Find out more about company secretaries, directors and company registrations in South Africa in Ya-Fan's 3 part series on our blog.
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Read Jacques' latest article featured in Your Business Magazine, titled 'Turning your term sheet into playdough: Preference shares and related negotiation strategies' to find out about one of the main aspects of the term sheet, being the rights, preferences and limitations attached to share classes.

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To tea, or not to tea! Read our blog article to find out how Rooibos Tea's trade mark protection has been secured and why this form of intellectual property is a win for South Africa.

To Tea or Not to Tea: Securing Trade Mark Protection for Rooibos Tea - Dommisse Attorneys Inc. What do you think of when someone mentions rooibos tea? Is it the abundant health benefits, the taste of home? No, it is probably the intricate legal battles that erupted behind the now world-renowned tea… yes, that's it, right?

Dommisse Attorneys Inc. updated their address.

We will be participating in National Wills Week again this year, from 14-17 September. Wills Week is the Law Society of South Africa’s initiative, and our participation means that we will be drafting wills free of charge! There are limited free slots available, so be sure to book your slot with Gerry at [email protected] by Friday the 10th of September, 2021. Read more about Wills Week here: https://bit.ly/38RZz4V

Have you ever considered expanding your business operations into South Africa? Our CoSec department has unpacked the legal jargon of the Companies Act so that you can better understand how to register an external company in South Africa. Find out everything you need to know in our latest CoSec Series blog post: https://dommisseattorneys.co.za/blog/cosec-series-registration-of-an-external-company-in-south-africa/

COSEC SERIES: REGISTRATION OF AN EXTERNAL COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA - Dommisse Attorneys Inc. As a foreign company, if you are looking to expand your business operations into South Africa then going the route of establishing an “external company” might just be the best approach. Before a foreign company is allowed to conduct business in South Africa, it must establish a branch office by ...

South Africa has been slow to regulate crypto assets, but since a draft declaration delineating crypto assets as a financial product was issued late in November of 2020, it appears that the wheels are in motion. Read more in our latest blog post: https://bit.ly/3uiHhSr

Crypto in South Africa | Dommisse Attorneys Space: the final frontier. Not too long ago, the expanse of central North America was seen as such a frontier line. In time, railroads, telephone wires and highways sketched their lines across its unspoiled canvas, setting the stage for future generations to draw poor analogies about the connectivit...

Often described as a tripartite legal relationship, a trust is ultimately a structure, set up by the founder to which property is transferred and is then administered by trustees on behalf of one or more beneficiaries, in accordance with the deed of trust or will. Ya-Fan recently broke down the types of trusts in South Africa and the advantages of setting one up on Go Legal. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3aaBtTK

Types of trusts in SA and the advantages of setting one up A trust is an arrangement through which the ownership in property of one person is by virtue of a trust instrument made over or bequeathed to beneficiaries.

Employee incentivisation often goes further than the remuneration an employer pays for job performance. Two popular incentives we often see are direct employee share ownership plans (ESOP) and phantom share schemes, both of which enhance a company’s ability to recruit and retain top talent. Read more about these employee incentivisation schemes in Jess’s latest article on Your Business Magazine: https://bit.ly/32gVP9H

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We’re excited to announce that a number of our employees have recently received promotions! Jessica Paterson and Jacques Stemmet have been promoted to Senior Associates and Ya-Fan Wong is now Head of our Company Secretarial team. We would also like to formally congratulate Christiaan Harmse, who was recently admitted as an attorney.

We look forward to a successful future together!