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Cape Town Court rules life partners are spouses for intestate succession
Read more: Cape Town Court rules life partners are spouses for intestate successionLatest Cape High Court ruling Cape Town Court rules life partners are spouses for intestate succession Bwanya v Master of the High Court, Cape Town and Others [2020] The applicant (B) and R met in February 2014 and they started living […]
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How to Stop an Ex-Director from Competing With You
Read more: How to Stop an Ex-Director from Competing With You“…the default position is that an executive director or a senior employee may not carry on business activities which fall within the scope of his company’s business during the time when he serves as director or works as employee. The […]
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LOCKDOWN NOTICE
Read more: LOCKDOWN NOTICEDear Clients President Ramaphosa announced on Monday that a 21-day lockdown period will begin at midnight on Thursday 26 March. We want to reassure you that Alcock & Associates Inc services will continue as normal, except that we will be […]
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EMPLOYMENT LAW – You can leave, just not right now….
Read more: EMPLOYMENT LAW – You can leave, just not right now….An employee is entitled, at any time in an employment relationship, to resign and walk away from his employer. This right (unlike in the case of an employer, which must in terms of the Labour Relations Act [LRA] always be […]
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Brexit Brief | The UK exits: Some quick things you should know
Read more: Brexit Brief | The UK exits: Some quick things you should knowWe have identified some quick points you should know as the UK enters the transition phase to negotiate its future relationship and end its 46-year marriage with the EU. 1. What changes on 31 January?The United Kingdom leaves the European […]
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What are shareholders’ agreements?
Read more: What are shareholders’ agreements?A shareholders’ agreement sets out how a private company should be operated and regulates the various shareholders’ rights and obligations. It is therefore important that a shareholders’ agreement be concluded at the beginning of the relationship to prevent disputes later […]
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The days of banks suing you in the high court are over
Read more: The days of banks suing you in the high court are overNational Credit Act matters must go through the much cheaper – and more accessible – magistrates’ courts. A recent judgment by a full bench of the Grahamstown High Court makes it unlawful for banks to bring National Credit Act matters […]
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MAINTENANCE FOR A SURVIVING SPOUSE
Read more: MAINTENANCE FOR A SURVIVING SPOUSEThe idea of freedom of testation is a core value of South African law and enjoys wide protection. In 1990, the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act, was passed to give a spouse legal recourse if disinherited or negatively affected by […]
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Duties of a Trustee
Read more: Duties of a TrusteeEver wondered what it entails to act as a trustee of a trust? What does it mean when your nearest and dearest family members ask you to be nominated as trustee in their will or in an Inter vivos trust? […]
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Cape Town Court rules life partners are spouses for intestate succession
Read more: Cape Town Court rules life partners are spouses for intestate successionLatest Cape High Court ruling Cape Town Court rules life partners are spouses for intestate succession Bwanya v Master of the High Court, Cape Town and Others [2020] The applicant (B) and R met in February 2014 and they started living […]
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How to Stop an Ex-Director from Competing With You
Read more: How to Stop an Ex-Director from Competing With You“…the default position is that an executive director or a senior employee may not carry on business activities which fall within the scope of his company’s business during the time when he serves as director or works as employee. The […]
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LOCKDOWN NOTICE
Read more: LOCKDOWN NOTICEDear Clients President Ramaphosa announced on Monday that a 21-day lockdown period will begin at midnight on Thursday 26 March. We want to reassure you that Alcock & Associates Inc services will continue as normal, except that we will be […]