“I charge you by the law.” (William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice)
Advice
It’s easy to lose sight of deadlines in all the excitement of a home sale, but the consequences of letting a deadline expire can be dire.
As more and more couples elect to live together as life partners without formally marrying, our judicial system is increasingly faced with bitter disputes in the aftermath of failed relationships.
The tragic case of a mother killed in a car accident, and of the grandmother’s subsequent fight to have access to her young grandsons, illustrates our courts’ attitudes towards children having contact with their grandparents as well as with their parents.
Sellers need to be really careful when choosing a conveyancer to look after their property transfer. We discuss the risks in the context of the dishonest attorney who absconded with R4.25m – leaving buyer and seller to fight it out over who would take the hit.
“Buyer’s remorse” is a well-known phenomenon that’s led many a property buyer to cast around desperately for a means, any means, to escape the sale they’ve just tied themselves into. Be careful here – cancelling a sale without sound legal grounds will be a very costly mistake.
Not everyone knows that the verbal agreements we make every day are, with very few exceptions, every bit as valid and enforceable as formal written contracts.
A body corporate’s right and duty to collect levies from section owners, and to pursue those who fall into arrears, can be an onerous one.
What weapons can we possess and carry in public? When and how are we allowed to use them in self-defence? And what licences or permits do we need?
Should we use it for advice on legal matters? We decided to explore the pros and cons of that by asking ChatGPT itself. Its answer really is straight from the horse’s mouth!