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Customary Marriage and Divorce, how does it work and what is required?
Source: Shando Theron (Theron and Theron’s Divorce and Matrimonial attorneys in Johannesburg) www.divlaw.co.za, shando@divlaw.co.za Introduction: A customary marriage is one where the spouses are married
Sectional title maintenance and improvement
Is your sectional title complex looking a bit tired? Maintenance The trustees of your body corporate need to maintain the complex (to keep it more
What is the legal effect of sending an SMS, instead of a letter, fax or email, to give notice or enforce a contract?
A colleague of mine, Andrew Marshall, of Dingley Marshall Attorneys, wrote this most interesting article: http://www.dingleymarshall.co.za/notice-sms-law/, which he’s happy for me to share. A “data
Overseas assets and your will
If you have offshore assets, it’s a good idea to have separate wills, one for your assets in South Africa, and the other/s for assets
Must a pension fund give effect to the wishes of the deceased?
The issue before the court was who a pension fund must pay the death benefits to. In a beneficiary nomination form, the deceased nominated only
Can I claim the costs of hiring a car, after an accident that was not my fault?
Q Regarding a recent motor vehicle accident, my vehicle has sustained a considerable amount of damage, in an accident caused (and admitted to) by a
A Brief Overview Of Islamic Inheritance From A South African Law Perspective
Source: Abdul Buckus buckusattorneys@gmail.com Succession, colloquially referred to as inheriting, is the process whereby the heirs of a deceased person succeed to the assets which
When it is lawful for a HOA to restrict an owner’s rights to water and electricity?
This issue was considered in Van Rooyen v Hillandale Homeowners Association. In an application based on the mandament van spolie, the main issue to be
When can a body corporate fine a tenant?
Can you please assist on tenants’ rights in terms of fines being issued by the Body Corporate? I am able to give you a brief
Destination weddings and marital status
I’m getting married in the UK. Do I need an antenuptial contract (ANC)? The “default” position in the UK (also in Zimbabwe and Botswana, to
APPLICATION TO COMPEL RECOGNITION OF MUSLIM MARRIAGES EVOKES FIERCE LEGAL ARGUMENT
Source: Abdul Buckus buckusattorneys@gmail.com Application to compel recognition of Muslim marriages evokes fierce legal argument As 2015 drew to a close the Women’s Legal Centre’s
Termination of a service agreement and s 197 of the LRA
In Enviroserv Waste Management v Interwaste (Pty) t/a Interwaste Environmental Solutions and Others (P408/15) [2015] ZALCPE 6, the court had to decide if the expiry