Hopefully 2026 will gift us some really positive movement in the property market. This is great news, but please note this cautionary tale from the Supreme Court of Appeal.
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Your will is probably the most important document you will ever make, which is why it’s vital to understand that electronic wills are – despite media reports implying otherwise – not accepted by the Master of the High Court as valid.
Alcohol goes hand in hand with the Festive Season, making this the perfect time to discuss your duty as an employer to manage the risks of alcohol consumption at work.
“I have heard that in war, haste can be folly, but have never seen delay that was wise.” (Sun Tzu, The Art of War)
Particularly over the holiday season, many house and apartment owners in residential complexes will want to let out their units on a short-term letting / Airbnb basis.
“Forewarned is forearmed.” (Wise old proverb)
“A family name holds the music of generations – it’s the first inheritance we receive.” (Attributed to Irish poet-philosopher John O’Donohue)
“Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.” (Ed Asner, actor with a great sense of humour!)
"This [the Stalingrad Strategy] is a strategy of wearing down the plaintiff by tenaciously fighting anything the plaintiff presents by whatever means possible and appealing every ruling favourable to the plaintiff. Here, the defendant does not present a meritorious case. This tactic or strategy is named for the Russian city besieged by the Germans in World War II." (Judges Matter website)
“There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men.” (William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet)