“Consequential Loss: This is loss not directly caused by the insured event, but is an indirect result of the event. This is loss or damage that was not foreseen by the insurer or the policyholder at the time the policy was taken out. Consequential loss is in many instances not covered and cover is dependent on the risk that the policy covers” (South African Insurance Association definition)
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“PIE recognises that in appropriate circumstances the right to full exercise of ownership must give way, in the interest of justice and equity, to the right of vulnerable persons to a home.”
When a crime is imminent and foreseen it is expected of the law enforcement agency to take appropriate action. The…
Employee looting and/or violence can take place during strike action or it can occur during non-workplace incidents such as the…
“Bankruptcy - a fate worse than debt” (Anon)
Employers who don’t adequately address the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace can expect to pay the price in court. As can the perpetrators themselves.
Getting divorced is a messy and uncertain business at the best of times. We consider how that discretion is applied in practice with reference to a bitter divorce dispute in which the wife claimed “permanent” maintenance for herself.
For now at least this new freedom to choose is available only to grieving parents in the case of natural deaths.
It is vital to word the restraint clause correctly if it is to stand up to legal scrutiny.
Employees in South Africa enjoy strong protections under a raft of laws such as the BCEA, the LRA and the EEA.