Buying a house is a bit like planning for your wedding day — there are months packed with excitement, stress, planning, and then, finally, the big payoff. 1. Recognise a roof in need of repair Before you ever set foot inside, check out what’s happening on top. Does the roof look relatively new or is […]
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse” (old Roman law principle applied in many legal systems worldwide) Whether you travel abroad on business or on holiday, ignorance of local laws can easily land you in a situation where your protestations of “But I had no idea that that is illegal here, it’s totally legal in […]
The Edcon Group (“Edcon”) has successfully appealed the finding of the National Consumer Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) that Edcon unlawfully charged its customers Club fees and was in contravention of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (“the NCA”). Following a complaint initiated by the National Credit Regulator (“the Regulator”), the Tribunal made a ruling that […]
“To my mind the best proof of solvency is that a man should pay his debts” (quoted in the judgment below) If you are owed maintenance you have a variety of enforcement options open to you and should ask your lawyer for advice on which is the best for your particular claim and circumstances. […]
Life is unpredictable and sometimes it becomes necessary to terminate a lease agreement entered into for a fixed term earlier. Can a tenant give notice to the landlord to cancel the lease before the agreed fixed term of the lease has run its course? The first point of departure is to read the lease agreement. […]
Once again November is upon us, and no doubt employees around the country are starting to dream of all the good things they can do with that “Christmas” bonus coming their way. If you are one of them perhaps you plan to pay off debt or to re-charge the family’s batteries with a […]
The Commercial Court has been revived in the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa. Although the court was established 15 years ago, it was never fully operational. The court aims at resolving company disputes faster and more efficiently and will consider any case that has a commercial transaction and/or relationship as its […]
“I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night” (Marie Corelli, English novelist) Residential complexes and estates are […]
“Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples” (Comedian George Burns) Record numbers of Baby Boomers are now reaching their 60s, and if you are an employer in any size of business (from the smallest family-owned enterprise to the largest corporate), make sure now that you have a policy in […]
“A company must keep minutes of the meetings of the board, and any of its committees…” (Extract from the Companies Act) Steinhoff and other high profile corporate scandals both here and overseas highlight the need for directors to ensure that their board and committee meetings (and the decisions taken at them) are […]