VAT – an introduction by M Botes

Reviewed by Louis Rood. Globally, Value Added Tax (VAT) has become the most common indirect transaction tax system, since France implemented the first version of a VAT system in 1948. VAT in South Africa currently provides 25.6% of government’s tax revenue. VAT...
No Luck for Lucky Star at the SCA

No Luck for Lucky Star at the SCA

Last year the Western Cape High Court heard a matter between Lucky Star and Lucky Fish whereby Lucky Star, who used its registered trademark in respect of canned fish goods, alleged that Lucky Fish was using a trademark that was confusingly similar to its own and,...