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November 11, 2022
I started my first job back in September 1987 at the tender age of 18, and approximately nine months later I received my very first income […]
November 11, 2022
Summary: Employers are often challenged on the fairness of the precautionary suspension of an Employee. The inherent fairness criteria have been impacted by the decision of […]
November 11, 2022
Summary: Many of us are still recovering from the harsh effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of us are faced with the issue of not being […]
October 17, 2022
Everyone who has let out property knows that sickening feeling when you find out that your tenant has disappeared. Most of the time there are signs […]
October 17, 2022
Trusts have received a lot of bad press over the past few years, what with SARS taking a dim view of the use of trusts as […]
October 17, 2022
First things first, the woman claiming child support for a child born out of wedlock must prove paternity. In Sager v Bezuidenhout it is clear that […]
October 17, 2022
In this Part 3 of the series on “The Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act No. 70 of 1970 Explained”, we will discuss the procedure on how […]
September 20, 2022
In 2015 the High Court of South Africa handed down a judgment to allow Stransham-Ford, who was terminally ill, to end his life with the help […]
September 20, 2022
Section 9H of the Income Tax Act provides that a natural person’s year of assessment is deemed to have ended on the date immediately before the […]
September 20, 2022
The simple definition of a contract is where an offer by one party is accepted by the other party. These parties are the contracting parties. There […]
September 20, 2022
The Rental Housing Amendment Act, section 4B (4) and (5) determines that the tenant and property owner must jointly, before the tenant moves into the dwelling, […]
August 18, 2022
Three ways in which businesses can adapt their models to working in an age of crises It’s been a tough few years for people who own […]
August 18, 2022
The sale of a business is often a complex venture and requires consideration of various facts in examining the financial reality behind the sale. From the […]
August 18, 2022
In this Part 2 of the series of “The Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act No. 70 of 1970 Explained”, we shall look at actions that are […]
August 18, 2022
Step 1: Identifying and tracing dependents Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act places a clear and onerous duty on the board of trustees to determine […]
July 21, 2022
It is often the case that South African tax resident shareholders wish to reorganise their South African group of companies, for a multitude of commercial reasons, […]
July 21, 2022
A foreigner’s immigration status is determined by the relevant visa or permanent residence permit and the rights and obligations related to it, as granted to them […]
July 21, 2022
Before the transfer takes place, the owner (seller) must make a written application to the registrar of deeds, requesting a certificate of the registered title (CRT) […]
July 21, 2022
The subdivision of agricultural land or “farmland” is regulated by the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act No. 70 of 1970 (hereafter “the Act”) which came into […]
June 17, 2022
When you intend to buy a business from a seller as a going concern, it is important to do your homework in respect of the business […]