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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Read more: POWER OF ATTORNEYOur clients often enquire about a Lasting/Enduring Power of Attorney. Unfortunately, that route is not available in South Africa. It is therefore important to understand and know that once a person can no longer manage his or her affairs or […]
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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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The process of a curatorship application
Read more: The process of a curatorship applicationThere are various reasons why someone would need to be appointed to safeguard another’s affairs, ranging from financial, personal or otherwise. This need could arise due to mental illness, physical disability, or illness set on by old age. Whatever the […]
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Where can I fly my drones?
Read more: Where can I fly my drones?Drones, also sometimes referred to as Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, are becoming increasingly popular in South Africa, partly due to the fact that it is becoming widely available and increasingly affordable. Drone manufacturers are catering for all different types of […]
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Bad Neighbours
Read more: Bad NeighboursLiving next to neighbours can present any homeowner with a challenge. Whether neighbours are difficult or not, there may be times of conflict and of disputes, and it is helpful to be aware of the law and how it deals […]
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Claiming maintenance from parents living in foreign countries
Read more: Claiming maintenance from parents living in foreign countriesA major concern many parents have revolves around the existence of maintenance orders from a South African court which requires enforcement against a non-compliant person who resides in a foreign country. South African law allows its citizens to claim maintenance […]
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Finally some justice for Islamic marriages
Read more: Finally some justice for Islamic marriagesMoosa NO and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others [2018] ZACC 19 In this recent (29 June 2018) judgement, the Constitutional Court upheld a Cape High Court decision from September 2017 that section 2C(1) if the […]
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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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The process of a curatorship application
Read more: The process of a curatorship applicationThere are various reasons why someone would need to be appointed to safeguard another’s affairs, ranging from financial, personal or otherwise. This need could arise due to mental illness, physical disability, or illness set on by old age. Whatever the […]
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Where can I fly my drones?
Read more: Where can I fly my drones?Drones, also sometimes referred to as Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, are becoming increasingly popular in South Africa, partly due to the fact that it is becoming widely available and increasingly affordable. Drone manufacturers are catering for all different types of […]
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Bad Neighbours
Read more: Bad NeighboursLiving next to neighbours can present any homeowner with a challenge. Whether neighbours are difficult or not, there may be times of conflict and of disputes, and it is helpful to be aware of the law and how it deals […]
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Claiming maintenance from parents living in foreign countries
Read more: Claiming maintenance from parents living in foreign countriesA major concern many parents have revolves around the existence of maintenance orders from a South African court which requires enforcement against a non-compliant person who resides in a foreign country. South African law allows its citizens to claim maintenance […]
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Finally some justice for Islamic marriages
Read more: Finally some justice for Islamic marriagesMoosa NO and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others [2018] ZACC 19 In this recent (29 June 2018) judgement, the Constitutional Court upheld a Cape High Court decision from September 2017 that section 2C(1) if the […]