Alcock & Associates

The rights and responsibilities of biological fathers who were not married to the child’s mother at the time of conception or birth can be uncertain. Take the following scenario as example: Mary has a 5-year-old son called Jack and was […]

A living will is a legal document which lets your medical provider know what your wishes are regarding life prolonging medical treatments in case you are unable to speak for yourself. You would indicate what treatments you do or do […]

A large segment of the market may be shooting itself in the foot with unrealistically high asking prices. While the average sales prices in the southern suburbs for 2015 has been a mere 9.5% below list price – much better […]

To prevent an unintended divorce settlement, have a look the Deeds and administration of family trusts. The general nature of a discretionary trust is to exist separately from the donor,with the trustees owning and managing the trust assets to the benefit […]

Almost any dispute between the body corporate and an owner, or between owners, arising out of the Sectional Titles Act or the Management Rules or the Conduct Rules can be determined by arbitration. The body corporate or an owner is […]

Camps Bay Bowling Club members will be able to enjoy their greens for a while longer (until 2018 at least) following a recent court ruling. The Western Cape High Court overturned the city council’s decision to change the club’s lease […]

The first two important factors to establish CGT liability are: Are you a South African citizen and Is the house is your primary residential home. In effect capital gains tax is income tax that has to be paid on any capital […]