Dave Pretorius v Kenneth Bedwell (659/2020) [2022] ZASCA The parties were brothers-in-law. Bedwell owned a property in Oyster Bay in the Eastern Cape. He needed
This month, I thought I would devote my newsletter to Wills and trusts. The beginning of the year is a good time to consider
by Sharusha Moodley CCMA AWARD: DISMISSAL FOR REFUSING TO GET VACCINATED IS FAIR The CCMA, on 21 January 2022, published the first award relating to
By Sharusha Moodley It may happen that an employee’s misconduct does not fall within the express terms of an employer’s disciplinary code. E.g., the misconduct complained
The mandament van spolie (spoliation) is available only in cases where the deprivation of possession is illicit. In McGregor v Selborne Park Body Corporate and Others (AR224/2020)
Editor’s note: The Constitutional Court held that the exclusion of opposite-sex life partners from inheriting under the Intestate Succession Act and claiming maintenance under the
A client asked: “I am South African, and my husband is a Zimbabwean national. We got married in Johannesburg. Are we married in or out
DB v CB 2021 JDR 0896 (GP) 2021 JDR 0896 (GP) Marriage — Divorce — Proprietary consequences — Marriage out of community of property —
By Sasha Goldstein Hindu law in South Africa is similar to that of Muslim and Jewish law. All these legal systems are currently unrecognised, and
Source: A simple guide to South African Family Law by Nthabiseng Monareng Introduction One of the most important things that a person needs to think
