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The materials published on this website are provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional advice. While every effort is made to update the information regularly and to offer the most current, correct and accurate information, we accept no liability or responsibility whatsoever if any information is, for whatever reason, incorrect, inaccurate or dated. We accept no responsibility for any loss or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential, which may arise from access to or reliance on this information contained in these pages. Roxo Law has also taken reasonable measures to ensure integrity of this website and its contents, however no warranty is given that any files, downloads or applications available via this website are free of viruses which have the ability to corrupt your system. Roxo Law reserves the right to make changes to this website and any information on this website at any time.
Violation and waiver
If you breach any of these terms and conditions or any other rights of Roxo Law , we reserve the right to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies against you. If we should fail to enforce any right or provision in these terms and conditions, you agree that this failure does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or of any other rights or provisions in these terms and conditions.
If a court should find that one or more rights or provisions set forth in these terms and conditions are invalid, you agree that the remainder of the terms and conditions shall be enforceable and that, to the extent permitted by law, the court shall give effect to the parties’ intentions, as reflected in any such right or provision that has been declared invalid or unenforceable.
Applicable law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of South Africa without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa in respect of any disputes arising in connection with this website.
Data Privacy
Roxo Law respects your privacy and your personal information and for this reason, we take care to protect your personal information and to keep it confidential. Whenever you use this website, contact Roxo Law electronically or use any of our services or tools provided on the website, Roxo Law will collect your personal information. Your personal information will be collected for the following purposes:-
for Roxo Law to act on or respond to your instructions or requests;
providing legal services;
anti-money laundering compliance;
processing employment applications;
for sending you marketing and other business development related material which Roxo Law believes may be of interest to you;
for purposes of market research; and
audit and compliance usage of the website.
Whilst each member firm will continue to preserve their respective clients’ confidentiality and legal professional privilege, information will be shared within Roxo Law for purposes of determining whether there are any conflicts as well as for client relationship management, practice management, research, training and development and for general administrative purposes.
Except as provided above, we do not share personal information with third parties unless the person who has submitted the information has authorised us to do so or if we are required to by law.
You accept that we may store your personal information outside of the region or country that you may submit or use it in.
Anti-Money Laundering
In terms of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing legislation, we are required to obtain formal evidence of your identity together with supporting documentation before we can act and may also conduct checks using external electronic databases for this purpose. We are obliged to report suspicions of money laundering activity to our Money Laundering Compliance Officer or to the relevant external authorities, or both. We may have to stop work on a matter and may not be allowed to tell you if we make such a report. We will not be liable to you for the consequences of any such report made in good faith.
Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
Roxo Law has implemented anti-fraud and anti-corruption policies and procedures. There is a zero tolerance to bribery or corruption by, or on behalf of, any member firm. These policies apply to all Roxo Law employees, and to third parties providing services on our behalf.
Roxo Law require employees to act honestly and with integrity at all times. Fraud or corruption by employees could violate applicable laws, present a threat to Roxo Law and will not be tolerated in any circumstances.
Copyright
All information, databases and software included on this website are the property of Roxo Law or its content suppliers and protected by local and international copyright laws.
Furthermore, the compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all content on this website is the exclusive property of Roxo Law and is protected by local and international copyright laws.
Without derogating from the above, we authorize you to view, copy, download to a local drive, print and distribute the content of this website, or parts thereof, provided that:
such content is used for information purposes only;
such content is used for non-commercial purposes (you are expressly prohibited from incorporating any of the material from this website in any other work, publication or website of your own or belonging to another)
any reproduction of material from this website or portion thereof must include this notice in its entirety
Roxo Law is a sole proprietorship which conducts business as a law firm. Roxo Law is located at Bedfordview. Genie de Carvalho has been appointed as Information Officer, to act as the person to whom requests for access to information must be made in terms of the Act.
Information Officer: Genie de Carvalho
Physical Address: Cambridge Office Park, 1st Floor Saffer Place, Cnr. Kirkby and Oxford Road, Bedfordview.
Telephone and email: Telephone: +27 11 622 0960 / Email: [email protected]
The South African Human Rights Commission (“SAHRC”) has compiled a guide to assist with requests to access to information (“the Guide”).
The Guide is available on the following website:
Alternatively you can contact the firm’s information officer, as set out above, to provide you with a copy of the Guide.
The firm maintains records in terms of the following legislation, as far as required:
Roxo Law has the following records (which are not automatically available without a request in terms of this Act):
Financial Information
Human Resources
Operational Information
Website
The requester must use the prescribed form to make the request for access to a record. The form may be requested from the General Counsel and is available on the website of the South African Human Rights Commission at www.sahrc.org.za and the website of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development at www.doj.gov.za. The completed form must be submitted to the General Counsel.
The requester must provide sufficient detail on the request form to enable the General Counsel to identify the record and the requester.
The requester should also indicate which form of access is required.
The requester should also indicate if he or she wishes to be informed in any other matter and state the necessary particulars to be so informed.
The requester must identify the right that he or she is seeking to exercise or protect and provide an explanation as to why the requested record is required for the exercise or protection of that right.
If a request is made in behalf of a person, the requester must submit proof of the capacity in which the requester in making the request to the satisfaction of the General Counsel.
The General Counsel must notify the requester (other than a personal requester) by notice, requiring the requester to pay the relevant fee before further processing the request. A personal requester does not pay such fee.
The requester may lodge an application to the court against the tender or payment of the request fee.
The General Counsel will then make a decision on the request and notify the requester in the required form.
If the request is granted then a further access fee must be paid for the search, reproduction, preparation and for any time that had exceeded the prescribed hours to search and prepare the record for disclosure.
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