Technology & Communications Law Services
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Our team can offer you advice on a wide range of functions and sector-related issues including: ICT infrastructure; software licensing, distribution, integration and development; services integration and aggregation; contract management; off-shoring; procurement; business processing; technology turnkey solutions; e-commerce; software and technology-related intellectual property issues; data privacy; cloud service solutions; and information security.
Full service legal advice
We can support the full scope of projects in which you may be engaged, from conception through to conclusion.
Our team has the support of CDH’s full service business practices to give you expert input on related issues such as intellectual property, black economic empowerment, employment, tax, administrative and competition law implications.
Across borders
We have been engaged in transactions in sub-Saharan and West Africa, and in Europe. We are able to project manage your IT and outsourcing requirements on a worldwide basis.
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Technology & Communications Law Services
Broad expertise
Our team can offer you advice on a wide range of functions and sector-related issues including: ICT infrastructure; software licensing, distribution, integration and development; services integration and aggregation; contract management; off-shoring; procurement; business processing; technology turnkey solutions; e-commerce; software and technology-related intellectual property issues; data privacy; cloud service solutions; and information security.
Full service legal advice
We can support the full scope of projects in which you may be engaged, from conception through to conclusion.
Our team has the support of CDH’s full service business practices to give you expert input on related issues such as intellectual property, black economic empowerment, employment, tax, administrative and competition law implications.
Across borders
We have been engaged in transactions in sub-Saharan and West Africa, and in Europe. We are able to project manage your IT and outsourcing requirements on a worldwide basis.
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More newsTo register or not to register: The Ugandan Personal Data Protection Office’s decision on the registration of data controllers
On 18 July 2025, Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) delivered a decision that could reshape how multinational entities approach data protection in Uganda. The PDPO found that Google LLC (Google) was in breach of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019 (DPPA) for failing to register as a data controller or data collector and for failing to demonstrate adequate safeguards in its cross-border transfer of personal data belonging to Ugandan data subjects.
Draft Regulations relating to the processing of data subjects' health or sex life by certain responsible parties in terms of Section 112(2)(c) of the Protection of Personal Information Act published on 26 September
The Information Regulator of South Africa published draft regulations for comment on 26 September 2025 – Regulations Relating to the Processing of Data Subjects' Health or Sex Life by Certain Responsible Parties in terms of Section 112(2)(c) of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (" POPIA ") (" Draft Regulations "). Comments on the Draft Regulations must be submitted on or before 10th October2025.
Minister issues direction to ICASA on inquiry regarding Individual Electronic Communications Network Services Licences
On 22 August 2025, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies issued a policy direction to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to conduct an inquiry into the need for applications for Individual Electronic Communications Network Services (ECNS) licences. The policy directive refers to the 2019 Data Service Market Inquiry (DSMI) report and the findings made therein, including the “l ack of effective competitive restraints ” on pricing levels in the market.
Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2024-2025 ranks our practice in Band 2 for IT & telecommunications.
- Chambers Global 2009-2023 ranks our practice in Band 1: IT & telecommunications.
Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2024-2025 ranks our practice in Band 2 for IT & telecommunications.
- Chambers Global 2009-2023 ranks our practice in Band 1: IT & telecommunications.