Dog owners can face strict liability when their animals attack someone, meaning the injured person does not necessarily have to prove that the owner was negligent.
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A 13th cheque is not automatically guaranteed. But where it forms part of your employment contract, your employer cannot simply withdraw it or replace it with a performance-based bonus without your agreement.
A former V&A Waterfront executive was ordered to pay nearly R2.9 million in damages after the Labour Court found she had misled the company into hiring her and paying consultants linked to her private business.
Found your dream home? Before signing an offer to purchase, understand the process, key considerations and potential pitfalls to ensure a smooth, risk-free property purchase.
A recent High Court judgment says an association cannot use biometric access to enforce an alleged default. The case also confirms that biometric access to your home can be protected as part of your possession of the property.
It is already illegal to employ someone who is not legally entitled to work in South Africa, while a new Bill proposes additional duties and higher penalties for employers
It’s unfortunately all too common a tale. Out of the blue, an older person, rendered vulnerable by age or illness, acquires a new “friend”. Before anyone in the family realises what’s going on, their loved one has died, and the fraudster claims to be sole heir in terms of a last-minute will.
One email had cost the buyers the sale, the money already paid, and a substantial additional amount.
There’s lots of online chatter about other types of “will” such as offshore wills, digital wills, business wills, ethical wills and living wills. What are they and do you really need to put them all in place?
For decades, South African law used the husband’s legal home at the time of marriage to decide which country’s law governed a couple’s financial and property rights when they had ties to more than one country. A recent Western Cape High Court judgment declared that rule unconstitutional and introduced a gender-neutral framework for deciding which country’s law applies.