Imagine you gather enough evidence, via a forensic investigation and an insolvency inquiry, to suggest that the sole member of a close corporation has defrauded you of almost R22m. R12m is repaid and you sue the member on a personal liability basis for the remaining R10m. She hotly denies liability, but before she even begins...Read More
Particularly over the holiday season, many house and apartment owners in residential complexes will want to let out their units on a short-term letting / Airbnb basis. It goes without saying that other owners and residents may object. A high turnover of tenants can prejudice the complex’s security, traffic, noise levels and the like. That...Read More
The implementation of AARTO has been postponed, often at the last minute, so many times now that motorists and employers may be tempted to dismiss the latest implementation date of 1 December 2025 as yet another case of crying wolf. But that date, and others in 2026, have now been officially confirmed in Presidential Proclamations....Read More
As our annual Wedding Season kicks off, happy couples should add to their wedding plans a note on choosing surname/s. Long gone are the days when women were forced to adopt their husbands’ family names. Although women have been able to choose surnames for years, the same right has not been extended to husbands and...Read More
As our annual Wedding Season kicks off, happy couples should add to their wedding plans a note on choosing surname/s. Long gone are the days when women were forced to adopt their husbands’ family names. Although women have been able to choose surnames for years, the same right has not been extended to husbands and...Read More
Welcoming a new child into the world is one of life’s great joys, but for working parents it comes with practical and financial challenges. If questions like “Will we get leave and if so for how long?”, “Will it be paid leave or can we claim UIF?” and “Can we both take leave or just...Read More
Welcoming a new child into the world is one of life’s great joys, but for working parents it comes with practical and financial challenges. If questions like “Will we get leave and if so for how long?”, “Will it be paid leave or can we claim UIF?” and “Can we both take leave or just...Read More
Summer has always been a prime time to buy and sell property in South Africa. Everyone’s spirits lift with the blue-sky weather, the festive season beckons, and holiday travel booms. If you’re planning to take advantage of this seasonal upswing by selling now, get your ducks in a row with our Seller’s Checklist – a...Read More
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, time to remind ourselves of the ever-growing danger of Business Email Compromise (BEC) frauds. If you are party to any high-value transaction involving electronic invoices and EFTs – particularly if you are party to a property sale, which is always a favourite target of these fraudsters – note that the...Read More
Divorce is inevitably a time of emotional upheaval, which in a worst-case scenario can escalate into one or both spouses digging trenches and settling into a campaign of relentless “lawfare”. What can you do if you are in that situation, subjected to a full-on “Stalingrad defence” strategy of endless court applications, threats and blackmail? Let’s...Read More
