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“…in general, ownership of an animal should carry with it strict liability for any harm done by the animal.” (Extract from judgment...

“Citizenship is the gateway through which a number of rights in the Constitution can be accessed. It enables a person to enjoy freedom...

South Africans employ an estimated 900,000 domestic workers. They assist us with a range of tasks that keep our homes running smoothly -...

More and more couples are opting to live together as permanent life partners rather than enter into a formal marriage. The risk for such...

“Agree, for the law is costly” (Marcus Tullius Cicero) As Roman lawyer and statesman Cicero pointed out two millennia ago, litigation...

‘Not the Titanic’ – this marriage took six years to sink In 2014, whilst a marriage was (as the Court put it in a judgment rich in...

MEDIA SUMMARY OF JUDGMENT DELIVERED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL From: The Registrar, Supreme Court of Appeal 08 June 2022 The...

On 15 April 2021 the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down judgment upholding the appeal against the Gauteng Division of the High...

In McMillan v Bate Chubb & Dickson Incorporated (299/2020) [2021] ZASCA 45 (15 April 2021) The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed...

It is important to draft a will as it provides security and ease of mind for relatives upon the death of the testator. By drafting a...

In order to better understand the legal position of a life partnership, it is important to reflect it against the recognized marital...

In practice it often happens that a creditor ‘loses’ its claim against a debtor company, for example services rendered or loans advanced...

Following the Constitutional Court’s landmark judgment passed down in September of 2018, the personal use of cannabis has been...

In terms of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, an employee’s employment survives a sale of the business or part of a business as a...

In a recent North Gauteng High Court decision the court held that ’n agreement to purchase immovable property entered into by a trustee...

Hierdie wet het in werking getree op 27 April 2013. Die slagoffers van teistering (teistering sluit beledigende elektroniese...

Section 6(1) of the Trust property Control Act, Act 57 of 1998 state: Any person whose appointment as trustee in terms of a trust...

In appropriate circumstances the corporate veil of a trust can be pierced in the same way the corporate veil of a company can be pierced....

If you are the seller of a property in a sectional title, the last thing you want is for the buyer to find an easy way out of the...

The area of Private Defence (Self-defence) is somewhat grey in the South African legal system. Attorney and layman alike struggles with...