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Your House Burns to the Ground: Can You Hold the Seller Liable?
“Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.” (William Shakespeare, in King Lear) A recent High Court judgment confirms, yet again,...
Jul 293 min read


Divorce 101: A Simple Guide to the Legal Side
“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” (C.S. Lewis) Divorce is traumatic,...
Jul 293 min read


What Can You do When a Director Deadlock is Killing Your Company?
“Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination.” (Henry Kissinger) Running...
Jul 294 min read


Hamburger From Hell Takes a Bite out of Restaurant’s Profits & Reputation
“You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour.”...
Jul 293 min read


A Bond Clause Deadline Whooshes by and a Sale Dies – Can You Revive it?
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” (Douglas Adams in The Salmon of Doubt) Contracts often contain...
Jun 253 min read


A Thought for Mandela Month – How Does Ubuntu Impact Your Legal Rights?
“In Africa there is a concept known as ‘ubuntu’ – the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others.” (Nelson...
Jun 253 min read


What’s the Normal Retirement Age? It’s Complicated, as The Plumber’s Tale Proves
“When cognitive capacities are the focus, the 70s are the new 50s.” (IMF) Fake news articles suggesting that South Africa was...
Jun 253 min read


Private Prosecution: Neighbours at War
“I charge you by the law.” (William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice) Victims of crime are entitled to see the perpetrators brought...
Jun 254 min read


A R4.25m Warning to Choose Your Conveyancer With Care
“Trust me, I’m a lawyer.” (Popular T-shirt slogan) South African property buyers and sellers will have been cheered by news that we are...
May 273 min read


Restraint of Trade: Fatal Vagueness Means no Father Christmas to the Rescue
“The legal principles, as I understand them, do not confer on me the powers of Father Christmas. I cannot rescue the un-rescuable.”...
May 273 min read


Good News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your Grandchildren
“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” (Quoted in the judgment below) One of the greatest...
May 273 min read


How to Avoid Fighting Over the House – A Guide for Life Partners
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of bandages and adhesive tape.” (Groucho Marx) It’s a perennial topic of dispute in our courts....
May 274 min read


When Does a Property Defect Justify Cancellation? A Costly Case of Buyer’s Remorse
“Look before you leap.” (Wise old proverb) Imagine sealing the deal on your dream property, only to wake up at 3 a.m. beset by sudden...
Apr 233 min read


BFFs no More: The Verbal Agreement That Cost R1 Million
“My word is my bond.” (Once the motto of 16th-century merchants, adopted by ’90s hip-hop artists, and now tossed around by duelling...
Apr 233 min read


Fixed Term Contracts: A Guide for Employers and Employees
It’s vital for both employers and employees to understand the practical and legal differences between permanent and fixed term employment...
Apr 234 min read


Can a Body Corporate Cut the Power? It’s Complicated
“A body corporate’s lot is not an easy one.” (With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan) One of a body corporate’s core functions is to...
Apr 233 min read


Budget 2.0: A Mixed Bag, With Good News for Property
“Good in parts” (Like the curate’s egg) Transfer duty threshold increased by 10% You pay no transfer duty if the property you are buying...
Mar 272 min read


Why You Should Check That Your Estate Agent is Registered With the PPRA
“All that glisters is not gold” (William Shakespeare in Merchant of Venice) Buying or selling a home could be one of the most important...
Mar 273 min read


Disclaimer Notices: How to Strengthen Yours
“The minute you read something that you can’t understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.” (Will Rogers, cowboy...
Mar 274 min read


Verify Banking Details Before Paying Any Invoice – You’re at Risk, Not the Creditor
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” (Benjamin Franklin’s warning to fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736) Cases of...
Mar 273 min read
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