August 2, 2018

HAVING TO WORK AFTER HOURS: IS IT LEGAL?

Many industries may sometimes require their employees to work irregular hours. Employers within these industries, also known as “24/7 industries”, have somehow developed the notion that they are “different” from […]
August 2, 2018

MY EX’S NEW PARTNER IS ABUSIVE TO MY CHILDREN

It is important for a child to have access to both parents, and in a situation where both parents were actively involved in the child’s life, the access to both […]
July 4, 2018

RECENT DATA BREACHES AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF

Given the number of data breaches that have occurred recently, companies would be prudent to review their privacy policies and procedures, despite the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) […]
July 4, 2018

OCCUPATION, POSSESSION, TRANSFER AND THE PASSING OF RISK IN A PROPERTY TRANSACTION

The terms “occupation”, “passing of risk”, “possession” and “registration of transfer” in a deed of sale have important and different legal consequences for the parties to the contract. The parties […]
July 4, 2018

PROPERLY EXECUTING A WILL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

I gave instructions to my attorney to prepare a last will and testament for me as my will no longer reflected my wishes. At my request, my attorney emailed the […]
July 4, 2018

I’M A WITNESS IN A COURT CASE: WHAT MUST I DO?

You might have seen something that you did not intend to see or you have decided that you want to be of help to someone. Either way, being a court […]
June 1, 2018

THE DIFFICULTIES IN RELOCATING A CHILD OF DIVORCED PARENTS

I have divorced my husband and I am now the primary caregiver of our minor child. I received a job offer in another country and I would really like to […]
June 1, 2018

SUBMITTING YOUR AFS TO CIPC IN AN XBRL COMPLIANT FORMAT

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (“CIPC”) will introduce digital financial reporting via the internationally acknowledged best-practise technology standard of XBRL on 1 July 2018. This new reporting methodology is a new […]
June 1, 2018

CAN MEDIATION SAVE YOU SIGNIFICANT COSTS THAN LITIGATION?

Litigation is the primary method of dispute resolution in the South African justice system. Essentially, litigation is the institutionalised process adopted by the court system as the method of resolving […]
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