Property Owners: Your Rates Could Quadruple for Unauthorised Land Use

“The said penalty … was imposed due to the fact that the

Workplace Harassment: The New Code in a Nutshell

“The criterion that harassment involves unwanted

Don’t Just Leave Your Loved Ones Assets – Leave Them a Legacy!

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Beware The Badly Worded Bond Clause!

“The terms of the contract are the decisive criterion by

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Property Owner and Body Corporate Liable After Child’s Electrocution?

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Don’t Accidentally Disqualify Your Chosen Heirs from Inheriting!

“Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the

Exemption Clauses and Thieving Employees: Can You Sue (or Be Sued)?

Your Website of the Month: The 9 Key Points of Making a Difficult Decision

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3 Steps to Buying Your First House

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Fired For Moonlighting

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Debtor Not Paying? Consider a Liquidation Application

Your Website of the Month: How to Avoid Falling Victim to a “Tinder Swindler”

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How the Property Practitioners Act Affects You as a Property Seller, Buyer, Landlord or Tenant from 1 February

Why Life Partners Still Need Cohabitation Agreements and Wills

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When Does Attendance at a Rugby Match Trigger a Dismissal from Employment?

Using the New Cybercrimes Act to Protect Yourself

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Budget 2022: The Minister of Finance Wants to Hear from You!

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Your Website of the Month: How to Smash Your Goals in 2022 (Even If It Is Already February)

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Directors at War: Terminating Email Access

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Divorce: Claiming Interim Maintenance and a Contribution to Legal Costs

A Victim of Sexual Harassment Must Report It “Immediately”

Your Website of the Month: How to Cope with Pandemic Stress as A Small Business Owner

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When Can a Shop Be Sued for Damages If a Customer Falls?

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Don’t Let Delays in the Master’s Office Leave Your Family in Financial Distress

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PAIA Manuals and the 31 December 2021 Deadline: Crying Wolf Again, or Real This Time?

“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably

Your Website of the Month: How to Find and Remove Spyware from Your Cellphone

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Community Scheme Disputes and the Ombud’s Powers to Resolve Them

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Exemption Clauses in Contracts – Fine Print Can Void Them

Unmarried Parents: A New ‘Notice of Birth’ Ruling for Fathers, with 3 Surname Choices

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Your Website of the Month: New – How to Renew Your Car Licence Disc Online

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Property Sellers: Why, How and When to Choose Your Own Conveyancer

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South Africans – Don’t Lose Your Own Citizenship When You Apply for Another!

“… it cannot be said as the applicant suggests that the

Employers – Walking the “Compulsory Covid-19 Jab” Tightrope

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What SARS Says About Crypto Assets and Tax

Your Website of the Month: The Best Age to Launch a Successful Startup Is…

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Estate Planning and Wills: A Checklist to Protect Your Family

Eviction Refused – Landowners, Unlawful Occupiers and the “Just and Equitable” Test

A Million Rand Warning: Act When Employees Reach Retirement Age

Don’t Risk Consequential “Loss of Profits” Damages: Check Your Contracts and Insurance!

“Consequential Loss: This is loss not directly caused by the

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Employee Looting and Strike Violence: When Is Dismissal Fair?

Violence and Looting – Can You Sue SAPS?

Noisy Neighbours – Your Rights, and Buyers Beware!

Directors, Creditors – Do Personal Suretyships Survive Business Rescue?

Your Websites of the Month: Measure and Maximise Your Business Creativity

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Buying Property from a Company – Should You Buy the Shares or the House?

Spousal Maintenance After Divorce and the “Clean Break” Principle

R4m Damages for a Workplace Sexual Assault

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11 POPIA Questions to Ask Yourself Before 30 June 2021

When Bond Clauses Sink Sales

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Your Website of the Month: Teamwork Tips from My Octopus Teacher

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Landlord Liable for a Tragic “Freak” Flood Drowning

Employers: Beware the “Casual Worker” Myth!

Companies: Are Restraints of Trade Valid in a Time of Covid?

Extended: The Rights of Grieving Parents to Choose Burial After Pregnancy Loss

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Protecting Yourself and Your Business in Flu Season 2021

Who Gets the House on Divorce?

Can an Employee Who Refuses Vaccination be Fired?

When Company Directors and Shareholders Come to Blows….

Domestic Workers and Employers: The New Injury and Illness Cover Explained

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Your Website of the Month: Train Your Brain to Unlock Creativity and Innovation

“Creativity is intelligence having fun” (Albert Einstein)

Buying and Selling Property: Nine Important Questions

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Can Employees Resign to Dodge Disciplinary Hearings?

Landlords: Can You Cut Electricity to Collect Arrears or Evict?

“It is a fundamental principle that no man is allowed to take

New National Minimum Wage and Earnings Thresholds From 1 March 2021

Your Website of the Month: From Scenarios to Strategy – Use Business “Wind Tunneling”

Now more than ever before, scenario planning is essential for

Arrest and a Criminal Record for Not Wearing a Mask?

Buying a Property: Check the Seller’s Marital Status!

“…a third party is expected to do more than rely upon a

Be Prepared for The Cost of Dying

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Building a Home in 2021: The Dangers of Not Being NHBRC Compliant

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Workplace Bullying – Can You Claim Constructive Dismissal?

Don’t Fall Victim to a Ponzi Scheme in 2021!

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” (wise

Life Partners – You Still Need a Will and a Cohabitation Agreement!

Your Website of the Month: Starting a Business in 2021

Whether 2020’s lockdown gave you a great idea for a new

Before You Buy or Sell Property this Festive Season…

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What Must You Prove to Remove a Trustee?

Grandparents – When Must You Pay Maintenance?

“An inability on the part of the parents to maintain a child

Cannabis in the Workplace: Can You Dismiss?

Your Festive Season Websites: Safe Holidays, Dodging the Dangers, and Now For Something Completely Different!

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Parking Bay Disputes – Enforcing Complex Rules

“By subscribing to the constitution, each member accepts the

Does Your Dog Bite? Your (Substantial) Risk Remains

POPIA: A Practical 4-Step Action Plan for your Business

Collecting Maintenance in Hard Times – Threaten Jail Time

“Compliance with court orders is always important. There is a

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Is Your Will Valid?

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Landlords and Tenants: Alert Level 1 and the New Eviction Rules

Home Businesses – Is Yours Legal?

Friends and Lovers: Before You Lend Out Your Car…

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” (Shakespeare) This is

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Property: Don’t Pay Double Commission!

Directors, Trustees: Can You Hold Your AGMs and General Meetings on Zoom?

Buying a Business? Make Sure the Seller Publishes Notice of the Sale

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Protecting Yourself from SIM-swap Fraud

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The Pandemic and Business Interruption Cover – Can You Claim?

Lockdown “Admission of Guilt” Fines – The Criminal Record Risk

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Property Subsidence: New Law, Strict Liability and Ubuntu

“…every landowner has a right to the lateral support and

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Electronic Signatures in Property and Other Transactions

Directors and Business Rescue in the Time of COVID-19

Our Brave New World: Using Zoom for Retrenchment Consultations

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At long last the main provisions of POPIA (the Protection of

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“This Too Shall Pass. It might pass like a kidney stone, but

Lockdown! Nuisance Neighbours and How to Handle Them

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Directors: Reckless Trading and Personal Liability in the Time of Coronavirus

Domestic Violence and the Lockdown: Your Personalised Safety Plan

“Preamble to the Domestic Violence Act: “To afford the

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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not

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In Times of Great Change, Make Sure Your Will is Updated!

Divorce in a Time of Lockdown – What Grounds Can You Rely On?

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“The scale of the national COVID-19 lockdown is unprecedented

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Your Neighbour Builds Without Plans – Can You Get a Demolition Order?

How to Stop an Ex-Director from Competing With You

“…the default position is that an executive director or a

Beware the “Common Law Marriage” Myth

“In our law cohabitation does not have special legal

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“Never let a good crisis go to waste” (Winston Churchill)

Budget 2020: Good News for Property Sellers and Buyers, and Some Useful Tax Calculators

“To support the property market, the threshold for transfer

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POPIA’s One Year Deadline to Start Running on 1 April?

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“It takes seven times more money, effort and time to get

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Your Written Contract Should Cover Everything – No Oral Evidence Allowed!

January is “Divorce Month”: Beware the Dangers of DIY

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“The email of the species is deadlier than the

Property Sales and Trusts: Demand Proof of Trustee Authority

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