Promotional competitions, reward schemes or prize draws are methods that are used increasingly by businesses to market products or services or reward loyal customers for their use of products and services. This four-part series of posts looks at developments around this in the South African market as well as key considerations for businesses to bear in mind when conducting promotional activities for the purpose of marketing their products and services.

By holding that the US Privacy Shield does not in fact adequately protect the personal data of people based in the EEA, the decision has significant consequences for any trade between the EEA and the USA that relies on the transfer and use of such data. In this article, we look at the decision and its implications for deals between EEA and US-based organisations.

Welcome to our series of Quick Tips on Commercial Contracting. The tips are intended to be short and useful - and are drawn from our practical...

“Be a Force for Good” is one of our core values at Lighthouse Law and our response to the devastating consequences of the Covid19 pandemic…

Thank you for being part of what has certainly been a busy and rewarding year for Lighthouse Law. We have truly valued the time spent with…

One of our core values at Lighthouse Law is to Be a Force for Good in all we do. Corporate Social Responsibility plays a big part in this…

Revenue recognition is an accounting principle that sometimes escapes the corridors of the finance department and finds its way to the…

The rapidly accelerating pace of technology can feel overwhelming at times. Is a dystopian future a reality where computers have taken over…

Our second group of students joined the Lighthouse Academy in January this year, and, after a whirlwind first quarter, we’ve asked them…

We promise that this is not just ‘another’ GDPR article! With dust finally starting to settle, we’ve seen interesting issues emerge around the actual process of negotiating data protection provisions.

Taahira Adam, Andile Maneli and Samnkelo Balitafa reflect on their first year at the Lighthouse Law Academy.

Choosing to lease IT equipment allows your business to be agile when it comes to rapid changes in technology, while at the same time managing limited capex budgets.

The Lighthouse Law Academy has just completed its first quarter. Our clients have shown so much support and enthusiasm for the project that we wanted to provide a short update on how things are going.