March 12, 2018
Domestic partnerships, also known as cohabitation relationships, are becoming more common in our modern day society, and it therefore becomes ever more important for parties to understand the different legal […]
March 2, 2018
Published by NVS at March 2, 2018
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The South Gauteng High Court ruled that the common law defence of reasonable chastisement is not in line with the Constitution and no longer applies in our law. This means […]
March 2, 2018
The rights and responsibilities of a parent is set out in the Children’s Act 38 of 2008 (the “Children’s Act”) and can be defined as a complex set of rights, […]
March 2, 2018
Published by NVS at March 2, 2018
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When a person dies, they leave behind an estate which includes everything they own. Estate Duty is payable on the estate of every person who dies and whose nett estate is in […]
March 2, 2018
Although an owner has complete and absolute control over his property, he must exercise this control with due consideration to the interests of other persons. The law of neighbours places […]
February 2, 2018
The slogan “Day Zero” is being used to describe the day that Cape Town potentially runs out of water. Day Zero is closer than ever and may even occur sooner […]
January 31, 2018
Published by NVS at January 31, 2018
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Debt does not last forever, after a period of time it prescribes and becomes invalid. Prescribed debt can be explained as old debt that has not been acknowledged over a […]
January 31, 2018
For newlyweds, one of the most important tasks to attend to is estate planning. The estate planning will depend on what the couple wants and what form of marriage they […]
January 31, 2018
Published by NVS at January 31, 2018
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With the number of videos being leaked on social media, regarding situations of assault, defamation and hate speech, it becomes that much easier for the defendant to be found guilty […]