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Property Law
12th October 2026

DO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES HAVE A PLACE IN CONVEYANCING?

Technology is steadily moving transactions away from paper and wet-ink signatures towards digital documents and electronic signing. Yet many processes in the South African legal profession remain firmly paper based.…
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
28th September 2026

VARSITY BLUES: IS YOUR STUDENT RES CONSIDERED YOUR “HOME” UNDER THE PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL EVICTION AND UNLAWFUL OCCUPATION OF LAND ACT

The concept of what would be considered a ‘home’ in its nature is complex to interpret, it has a wide meaning and to an extent creates injustices such as unlawful…
Family and Matrimonial
14th September 2026

LOVE ENDS, CO-OWNERSHIP DOESN’T: THE HIGH COURT REAFFIRMS THE RIGHT TO WALK AWAY

The purchase of immovable property by unmarried couples is more than a property shared between them, but it represents a home in which they intend to build a life together.…

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