Is your money or money to which you have legal claim to safe in cases where you have warehoused it in another bank account that does not belong to you? […]
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A recent case handed down by the Gauteng Local Division High Court confirmed the legal position dealing with giving a defaulting father notice that the mother (the respondent) intended to […]
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The position of the ‘non-parent’ is increasingly becoming more relevant in our day and age. ‘Non-parents’ are described as those individuals who play a role of caretaker in the lives […]
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Most of us use words such as Escalator, Flip Phone, Laundromat, and Sellotape as part of our daily vocabulary. What may come as a bit of a shock is that […]
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The administration of deceased estates is governed by the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965 (the Act). On the death of a person, the surviving spouse or nearest relative […]
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One of the primary duties of a Sheriff is to attach and sell in execution, property of a judgment debtor in accordance with a court order granted against the latter. […]
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The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) came into effect on 1 July 2020, with a one-year grace period, following much anticipation. Its commencement brought a frenzy […]
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According to the classic adage, ‘home is where the heart is’, however, the legal standard for determining whether a structure constitutes a ‘home’ is, thankfully, somewhat more sophisticated. It is […]
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In the recent High Court judgment of Knuttel NO and Others v Shana and Others (GJ) (unreported case no 38683/2020, 27-8-2021) (Katzew AJ), the court had to decide whether the […]
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The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) provides a wide range of protections to consumers. It has a particularly complex set of legal rules, which determine when the Act […]
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