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Sales in execution: The conveyancer and the sheriff

By Johan Fourie Sheriffs are inundated with various interpretations by attorneys and banks when it comes to the role of conveyancers appointed by the execution creditor to transfer immovable property […]

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Health care for all?

Asylum seekers, refugees and health care By Anthony Sterne Is an asylum seeker in South Africa entitled to, for example, a kidney transplant in terms of the constitutional obligation to provide […]

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The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act 6 of 2010

By Izette Knoetze The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act 6 of 2010 came into operation with effect from 18 January 2013. Briefly, the history to this Act is that […]

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Separating the baby and the bath water: Garnishee and emoluments attachment orders

By Brett Bentley Emoluments attachment orders (EAOs) are commonly, but mistakenly, referred to as ‘garnishee orders’. An EAO is granted in terms of s 65J of the Magistrates’ Courts Act […]

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Cloud storage and file synchronisation for attorneys

By Anthony Pillay At its broadest level, cloud computing is the provision of computing as a service over a network, typically the internet. Cloud data storage is the access of […]

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Conveyancing scam

By Ann Bertelsmann The Attorneys Insurance Indemnity Fund (AIIF) started receiving notifications from conveyancers about a particular conveyancing related scam at the beginning of 2012. Since then, we have been […]

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Must-have apps for iPads and other devices

By Roy Bregman I have found the following applications (apps) indispensable in my practice. They can be downloaded via the iTunes store or the internet and can be used on […]

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Suretyship and debt review

By Nthupang Magolego The debt review phenomenon has sparked much controversy and debate in the legal fraternity and the credit industry at large. Another point that could soon emerge as […]

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Debt collection practitioners – the biggest threat to debt collection practices

By Peter Rafferty The old joke goes that 95% of lawyers give the other 5% a bad name. Although this may hold true in many scenarios, this desperate and angry […]

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High Court challenges SCA’s interpretation of simulated transactions

By Barry Ger Readers may recall an article in 2011 (Apr) DR 43 that considered the contentious Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) case Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v […]

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