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The Protection of Personal Information Bill 2009 (POPI or the Bill*) aims to bring South Africa in line with international data protection laws. The impact of this legislation will be far-reaching and will significantly affect the way companies collect, store and disseminate personal information. Members of Webber Wentzel's Information Law and Data Protection Group provide insight into information law and the potential impact of the Bill on business in a series of Snapshots. Previous Snapshots have noted that the Bill sets out eight conditions that responsible parties will need to consider for the processing of personal information to be lawful. In this Snapshot, Information Quality and Openness, being the fifth and sixth of the eight conditions, are considered. Condition 5: Information Quality A Responsible Party must ensure that any personal information in its possession is complete, accurate, not misleading, and updated when necessary. In so doing, the responsible party must have regard to the purpose for which the personal information is collected or further processed.

Leading South African law firm, Webber Wentzel, highlights a recent, decision in which an appellant succeed in maintaining its privilege over certain expert and loss adjuster's reports. The judgment highlights the importance of ensuring that privilege is maintained over documents at all stages. Webber Wentzel offers comprehensive legal advice in more than 21 practice areas. As a leader in corporate law, the firm has served many of South Africa’s Top 100 companies.

Webber Wentzel is one of the leading corporate law firms in South Africa. Tax experts Nina Keyser and Toinette Beckert have extensive experience in the legal field. They explain the effects of the new Tax Administration Act, No, 28 of 2011 on both taxpayers and tax advisors.

Webber Wentzel is one of the leading corporate law firms in South Africa. Tax experts Nina Keyser and Toinette Beckert understand the complexities of tax legislation and provide insight into the effects of the South African Tax Administration Act, No. 28 of 2011 on third parties.

Webber Wentzel is a leading South African corporate law firm. Its knowledgeable and well respected property law specialists have noted an increase in real estate investment in Africa. Africa Group Head, Roddy McKean provides further insight.