The new Property Practitioners Act
The Property Practitioners Act came into effect on 1 February 2022. The Act provides, amongst other things, for the regulation of property practitioners, transformation of
March 4, 2022
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Extension of Asylum Seekers and Refugees Visas
What steps should I take immediately if my asylum document has expired? Introduction to Legal Principles In South Africa, asylum seekers are required to renew
March 1, 2022
When can a landlord evict a tenant?
Under the lockdown provisions (contemplated by the Disaster Management Act) “A person may not be evicted from his or her land or home or have
February 22, 2022
Failure to communicate the decision to treat a contract as at an end to repudiating party
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
February 14, 2022
Why have a Will and a Family Trust?
This month, I thought I would devote my newsletter to Wills and trusts. The beginning of the year is a good time to consider
February 10, 2022
Can an employer dismiss an employee for refusing to get vaccinated?
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
January 27, 2022
Can an Employer exercise discipline over an employee for off-duty misconduct?
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
January 26, 2022
When is spoliation not unlawful?
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)
January 11, 2022
The recent Bwanya case
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
January 11, 2022
Enforceability of a prenuptial executory donation
DB v CB 2021 JDR 0896 (GP) 2021 JDR 0896 (GP) Marriage — Divorce — Proprietary consequences — Marriage out of community of property —
December 12, 2021