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The simple definition of a contract is where an offer by one party is accepted by the other party. These parties are

In a matter of Legal Aid South Africa v Jansen, the Labour Appeal Court had to decide whether the Employer’s decision to

The weight that customary marriages carry was highlighted once again during a legal wrangle between two widows. Both “wives” claimed that they

Step 1: Identifying and tracing dependents Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act places a clear and onerous duty on the board

The are a myriad of circumstances where one might be deprived of possession of one’s property. You might, for example, have given

Being pulled over by the police is often an intimidating and frightening experience for many. In many situations, it’s an experience in

A FIRE at a busy warehouse leaves a company struggling to replace its buffer stock; a ransomware attack paralyses a company’s IT

In last month’s issue of Tax Breaks, we dealt with the tax treatment of retirement lump sums when one resigns or is

The Rental Housing Amendment Act[1], section 4B (4) and (5) determines that the tenant and property owner must jointly, before the tenant

In this Part 2 of the series of “The Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act No. 70 of 1970 Explained”, we shall look

The subdivision of agricultural land or “farmland” is regulated by the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act No. 70 of 1970 (hereafter “the

The long-awaited Property Practitioners Act finally came into effect this year and brings with it significant changes to the real estate industry.