In January this year the high court delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Body Corporate The Straight v Jansen Madike Katisi. The judgment addresses the issue of non-paying…
In January this year the high court delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Body Corporate The Straight v Jansen Madike Katisi. The judgment addresses the issue of non-paying…
Anyone who has ever had to visit a police station, either to formally report a traumatic criminal incident, or to simply certify a document or two, may have had an…
What happens when an employer repeatedly evades personal service, leaving an employee high and dry, unable to ensure the implementation of a valid court order? It’s a problem that’s easier…
The Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (the “Companies Act”), which came into operation on 1 May 2011, replaced the 1973 Companies Act. In July 2024, more than a decade…
In the case of Maria Luisa Palma Codevilla v Paula Jane Kennedy-Smith NO and Others (494/2023) [2024] ZASCA 136, the case dealt with an appeal to the Supreme Court of…
The South Gauteng High Court has addressed issues relating to the shared residency of minor children in a recent judgment relating to three separate unopposed divorce matters. In each of…
Where a director has been removed by the board of directors of a company pursuant to section 71(3) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the “Act”), section 71(5) gives…
Think long and hard about what to do with an unexpected financial windfall. That’s the lesson from a new high court judgment involving a woman who decided to invest an…
We have all heard the story of someone slithering his or her way into a person’s life to get a shot at an inheritance. Something akin to a Hollywood film…
This article discusses the significance of a recent Judgment handed down by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, which dismissed an application to hold an unsigned and undated…