Alice Vertue

Oct 9, 2024 | ebnet.co.za | Alice Vertue |Webber Wentzel

The High Cost Of Hidden Chats: Regulators Crack Down On Employee Messaging  Clare-Alice Vertue, Partner, Karl Blom, Partner, Siya Ngcamu, Senior Associate and Sidrah Suliman, Associate from Webber Wentzel The European Commission recently fined a European company after a senior employee deleted private WhatsApp messages during a dawn raid pertaining to a competition law violation. The WhatsApp chat in question was with a competitor and contained business-related information. This fine...

Jul 10, 2024 | ebnet.co.za | Webber Wentzel |Alice Vertue

New Competition Laws will impact businesses  Mark Garden, Partner, Clare-Alice Vertue, Partner & Annerita Maritz, Candidate Attorney at Webber Wentzel Before leaving his ministerial position, the outgoing Minister of Competition, Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel (the Minister), published two important regulations (one of which is in draft form). These regulations, relevant to all sectors of the economy, relate to commercial dealings amongst small businesses and agreements between suppliers,...