What’s in a surname?
Change of surname on marriage A usual consequence of marriage is that the wife adopts the husband’s surname, together with the designation “Mrs”. She could
October 20, 2022
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Conflict between an ANC and contract providing for lifelong maintenance
In a recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) case, the court had to decide if an agreement concluded between the parties conflicted with their antenuptial
October 12, 2022
Actio Communi Dividundo And The “Clean Break” Principle
Written by Sasha Kadish A client and his girlfriend bought a house together. Their relationship soured, and they reached an impasse. Each wanted to stay
October 6, 2022
What are the inheritance rights of a child, conceived after the death of a father, from frozen gametes
The nasciturus fiction is the principle where our common law considers a child born alive and conceived before a testator’s death to have obtained rights to inherit,
September 16, 2022
Can A Registrar Of The High Court Grant A Default Judgment Where The National Credit Act Applies
In Gcasamba v Mercedez-Benz Financial Services [2022] 4526-2021 (FB) at [28]-[73], the court had to decide if a registrar had the authority to grant a judgment
September 9, 2022
Mom wins a court battle against Medihelp
In the vein of a John Grisham novel where a desperate family fights with a greedy medical aid, a mom got an interim order forcing
September 8, 2022
Afriforum v Economic Freedom Fighters
The Equality Court finds that the singing of the songs “Kill/Kiss the Boer/ Kill/Kiss the farmer” and “Biza a ma’firebrigate (Call the fire brigade) do
August 31, 2022
The Equality Court Found That Comments About The Chinese Community In South Africa Constituted Hate Speech And Imposed Fines Against The Perpetrators.
The applicable act is the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2002 Read the case here
August 26, 2022
The Ex-Wife Had The Right To Claim Maintenance From Her Ex-Husband
Supreme Court of Appeal case finds that the ex-wife had the right to claim maintenance from her ex-husband on behalf of the adult dependent children of their
August 26, 2022
How to report a data breach
Section 22 of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) deals with the reporting of security compromises. Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that
August 23, 2022
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