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How Does South African Law Define ‘Home’ in Eviction Cases?

How Does South African Law Define ‘Home’ in Eviction Cases?

According to South Africa’s Constitution, no one can be evicted or have their “home” demolished without a court order. This principle is reinforced by the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act, 1998 (PIE), which upholds the right...

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Vacation Programme: Johannesburg 20 – 22 September 2023

Vacation Programme: Johannesburg 20 – 22 September 2023

We’re pleased to announce that our Vacation Programme at our Johannesburg office ran from 20 – 22 September 2023 and was a great success! We hosted four students selected from multiple applications from intermediate and final-year students studying at universities in...

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Layers of Lessee Protection

Layers of Lessee Protection

With the lens on the developer of a sectional title scheme, a distinction needs to be made between Developer A, who owns undeveloped land on which they intend to develop buildings comprising a sectional title scheme and Developer B, who owns land on which a building...

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A cracker of a victory for Salticrax.

A cracker of a victory for Salticrax.

Whilst shopping in the supermarket, do you always take specific and particular notice of the branded items you place in your trolley? Have you ever picked up an item and, on closer inspection, realised it wasn't the product you were looking to buy, or you bought it...

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No Man’s Land

No Man’s Land

Since the advent of the National Lockdown to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Virus and now regular Loadshedding, many employers have resorted to placing their employees on a temporary layoff to alleviate the deleterious economic effects of both of these events on...

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Building Plan Conditions in Bond Grants.

Building Plan Conditions in Bond Grants.

In an attempt to protect their security, financial institutions are frequently requesting updated approved building plans as a pre-registration Bond condition. This can cause massive delays in the registration process if the updated approved plans are not available....

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Fraud Unravels All

Fraud Unravels All

Insured ordered to pay back the money! Interpretation of forfeiture clauses in insurance policies – the duty of the insured to act in good faith In Discovery Insure Limited v Masindi (534/2022) [2023] ZASCA 101, the SCA, on appeal, were faced with the interpretive...

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Mitigate The Risk – Cybersecurity in South Africa

Mitigate The Risk – Cybersecurity in South Africa

Cybersecurity is crucial to any business operating in today's digital landscape. With most of our daily lives conducted online, where various types of sensitive information are managed, protecting yourself and your business against cyber threats and online data...

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When the worst is over.

When the worst is over.

With the advent of Covid-19 in 2019 which resulted in a national lockdown in March 2020, many Employers suffered financial distress which forced them to restructure their businesses, impacting significantly on their employees, with widespread retrenchment becoming the...

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Repudiation Overturned

Repudiation Overturned

Court rules that the insured did not act recklessly. In the recent judgment of Govender versus Guardrisk Insurance Company Limited (64633/2019) [2023] ZAGPPHC 125 (2 March 2023), the High Court (HC) had to determine whether Guardrisk (the defendant) was liable to...

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Close but no cigar.

Close but no cigar.

The Labour Court has recently grappled with the question relating to the legal status of an Award for reinstatement in the decision Mahlangu v Rand Water (2023) 44 ILJ 569 (LC). The Court drew on the wisdom of the Apex Court in Numsa obo Moses Fohlisa and 41 Others v...

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