June 1, 2018

CAN I AMEND MY WILL?

Having a will is a final statement of how you want your assets to be managed after your death. However, sometimes you may want to change it. You may have […]
May 7, 2018

AM I PREJUDICED BY AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE IN MY BUILDING CONTRACT?

Contracts for the building of a house or providing for substantial alterations to a house commonly contain an arbitration clause. This article looks at the advantages of resolving disputes relating […]
May 7, 2018

THE IMPACT OF THE CPA ON FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS

With franchises becoming a common phenomenon worldwide and franchisors, traditionally, benefitting from a strong bargaining position when negotiating franchise agreements, regulation of the industry has become inevitable and has South […]
May 7, 2018

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

Medical negligence refers to a negative consequence of a medical treatment that could have been avoided by the medical practitioner. The Health Professions Act 56 of 1974 outlines South African […]
May 7, 2018

ARE FATHERS ENTITLED TO PARENTAL LEAVE?

Fathers could spend up to two weeks with their newborn babies, while adoptive parents and parents-to-be via surrogacy, could get up to 10 weeks of adoption leave. This is due […]
April 4, 2018

CAN THE POLICE SEARCH A PERSON WITHOUT A WARRANT OF ARREST?

This article focuses on primarily whether the police may search a person without a warrant of arrest. On the face of it, it would appear that the search and seizure […]
April 4, 2018

DEMYSTIFYING THE EXECUTOR IN A DECEASED ESTATE

During a person’s lifetime s/he will gather assets, in other words, belongings such as a house or a motor vehicle. These assets and liabilities will form part of a person’s […]
April 4, 2018

CANCELLING A CONTRACT? THE DO’S AND DONT’S TO CONSIDER!

Every person, whether an individual or a juristic person, will find themselves in a situation where they will want to terminate a contract. The aim of this article is to […]
April 4, 2018

THE OBLIGATION TO AVOID A DANGEROUS SITUATION ARISING ON PROPERTY

As noted in a previous newsletter, a property owner is obliged to take reasonable precautions to avoid the possibility that other people may be injured or suffer damages as a […]
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