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An Introduction to Hinrichsen Attorneys

In 2012, Dale Hinrichsen made the transition from being an advocate and member of the Pretoria Society of Advocates to becoming an admitted attorney. It was thereafter that Hinrichsen Attorneys was formed and begun its expeditious climb to becoming one of the highest regarded law firms on the West Rand. While Hinrichsen Attorneys, like most small firms, started out by applying its operations to all the general aspects of law, helping individuals with personal disputes and family law as well as aiding smaller companies with contract drafting, collections and general litigation. The first branch of specificity came in the form of mining law, whereby the firm developed a strong allegiance to an impressive array of mining experts and consultants. It was hereafter that the firm began to pursue more specialised fields, which served as a catalyst to accelerate its already exponential growth. Utilising the business world’s dire need for a world class corporate law firm on

Tattoos and Intellectual Property

Could your tattoo be an infringement of the law? In our modern day and age, tattoos have  become increasingly popular and the stigma that has been associated with tattoos in the  past seems to be fading with each passing year. In most cases, tattoos are designed by the  tattoo artist based on the client’s preferences; however, there have been many cases where  tattoos are simply copied and pasted, so to speak. It is these kinds of cases that brings me to the topic of tattoos and intellectual property in South Africa.