Archive 2019

The risks affecting the sustainability and viability of law firms

By Thomas Harban Many legal practitioners indicate that they face a constant struggle to survive economically in practice. There are a multitude of reasons for the challenges faced by these […]

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Employment references: Practical guidelines to avoid delictual liability

By Martie Bloem The high unemployment rate in South Africa (SA) has the inevitable effect of high numbers of job applications in different employment sectors. The fact that there are […]

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Which rules apply? Some further notes on maintenance of common property at sectional title schemes

By Tertius Maree I refer to the article by Brian Agar ‘Maintenance of common property in sectional title schemes’ 2018 (Oct) DR 19. I must firstly agree with Mr Agar […]

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International problem of expatriate Chinese with more than one child

By Neels Coertse I am mindful of the decision in the then Transvaal Provincial Division in the matter between Fang v Refugee Appeal Board and Others 2007 (2) SA 447 […]

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Court bundles – how to prepare them properly

By Amarentiea Pienaar The purpose of this article is not to list specific examples of different court bundles and their indexes, but to list general guidelines on how to prepare […]

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The basic structure doctrine: A challenge to expropriation without compensation?

By Martin van Staden In February 2018, Parliament adopted a resolution in support of the concept of expropriation of private property without compensation. The resolution, among other things, directed the […]

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Applying Uniform r 23 into the landscape of tax litigation

By Dr Fareed Moosa Tax courts are created by s 116(1) of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (TAA). As such, by virtue of s 166(e) of the Constitution, […]

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The law reports – January/February 2019

November 2018 (5) South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 332); [2018] 4 All South African Law Reports October (pp 1 – 287) This column discusses judgments as and when […]

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Cyber liability insurance

By Anthony Pillay As recently as October 2018, the International Bar Association (IBA) published ‘Cybersecurity Guidelines’ (available at www.ibanet.org). The duty to safeguard the confidentiality of client information is as […]

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New legislation – January/February 2019

Legislation published from 1 November – 28 December 2018 Bills Foreign Service Bill B35A of 2015. Foreign Service Bill B35B of 2015. Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill […]

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