Mar 12, 2020 | Newsletter |
What exactly is in store for us South Africans in the Twenty-Twenties? It’s a vital question not only for business and for investors, but for us all on the most personal level. Of course it’s also a question that’s a lot easier to ask than to answer. As Nobel Prize...
Mar 12, 2020 | Newsletter |
At long last the main provisions of POPIA (the Protection of Personal Information Act) have been gazetted, and they will commence on 1 April 2020. That means that the one year transitional period will expire on 31 March 2021. Don’t panic just yet, and ignore the many...
Mar 12, 2020 | Newsletter |
Big Catch Fishing Tackle (Pty) Ltd is a marketer and host of fishing and fly fishing tours in both South African and international waters. After a fall out between the two directors and shareholders (involving hotly-disputed accusations of serious breaches of duty),...
Mar 12, 2020 | Newsletter |
As WhatsApp use grows exponentially (it just hit the 2 billion mark worldwide) we all need to be mindful of the risks that come with it. One of them is the danger of committing yourself inadvertently to a binding legal obligation. We’ll start off by understanding the...
Mar 12, 2020 | Newsletter |
If you would like to run a business from home or to buy a residential property specifically to convert it into business premises – or indeed on the other side of the coin if you want to object to a new business opening up in your leafy suburb – you should be aware of...
Nov 12, 2019 | Newsletter |
Given half a chance, our courts take firm action against crime, and a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment is only one of many recent instances of victims seeing justice delivered in full force to the criminals who preyed on them. A SETA employee who defrauded...
Nov 12, 2019 | Newsletter |
You decide to hire a new employee, but neither of you is entirely sure that the “fit” will be right. Will the job suit the new hire and vice versa? The good news is that our law allows you to employ someone new on a probationary basis precisely so that you can...
Nov 12, 2019 | Newsletter |
It’s Wedding Season again, so here’s a timely reminder to all you happy couples working on your “To Do” lists – put the “boring legal bits” high up in the priority section and not squashed down at the bottom in between “Book Airbnb for Auntie Jo” and “Bath dog”....
Nov 12, 2019 | Newsletter |
Holiday Season can be an ideal time to buy and sell residential property, and if you are in the market for a house – or about to put yours up for sale – be mindful of the fact that both “seller’s remorse” and sales with suspensive conditions (like “subject to sale of...
Sep 27, 2019 | Newsletter |
Sometimes you just have to sue to enforce your rights, and should sweet victory crown your efforts you will celebrate your decision to do so. But litigation isn’t for the faint-hearted, and apart from the cost, delay and stress of fighting your way through our courts,...
