What’s the best way to protect yourself from someone out to damage your reputation? We’ll analyse several legal options available to us with reference to a recent High Court case in which a property developer was being attacked on both a WhatsApp group and Facebook by a fired contractor.
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Divorce is at best stressful for everyone, and at worst it involves bitter dispute and recrimination, perhaps to the extent of one or both parties applying for a “forfeiture of benefits” order.
We’ll discuss also an internationally reported Canadian case in which a seller’s thumbs-up emoji was held to have bound him to a texted sale contract. But would a South African court have reached the same conclusion?
You and your family move into your new dream home full of happy anticipation but then it rains, and your roof leaks. Badly. We’ll discuss a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment concerning a flooded-out guest house and a seller who denied fraudulent non-disclosure of roof defects.
In what format must your property sale agreement be, and what terms and conditions must it incorporate for it to be valid and enforceable?
In times of economic turmoil, the promise of “easy money” can be incredibly enticing. Unfortunately, this allure often leads people…
More and more couples are opting to live together as permanent life partners rather than enter into a formal marriage….
South Africans employ an estimated 900,000 domestic workers. They assist us with a range of tasks that keep our homes…

