
The Constitutional Court upholds recognition of Muslim marriages On 28 June 2022 in a long-awaited and much anticipated judgment, the constitutional court (CC) in Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President…
The Constitutional Court upholds recognition of Muslim marriages On 28 June 2022 in a long-awaited and much anticipated judgment, the constitutional court (CC) in Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President…
Everyone, from your parents when you are a child to your prospective in-laws when you reach adulthood, sings the same song: get some “property” behind you; along with an education,…
Introduction A Will is a legal document that sets out your wishes regarding the distribution of your property upon your death. Simply put, a Will is a list of instructions…
“THE POWER IS NOT IN YOUR HANDS,” says the Court. This article looks into Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and Another v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others (334/2021;…
If adult dependent children must bring maintenance claims on their own behalf when their parents’ divorce, the court of appeal warns of “unthinkable emotional consequences.” A divorce action was paused…
Every employee has the right not to be unfairly dismissed. Since the overall fairness of a dismissal embraces both substantive and procedural elements, a dismissal will be unfair if the…
Compassionate leave is not specifically provided for in our legislation as a standalone leave entitlement but is contained within the concept of “family responsibility leave” and is granted to those…
A gambling addict who asked to be excluded from all gambling establishments has lost the exception to the summons after he gained access to a casino and gambled away a…
On 1 October 2021, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, published the Companies Act Amendment Bill, 2021 (“the Amendment Bill”). The Amendment Bill seeks to amend certain…
It is often said that there are only two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. The accuracy of this position extends beyond just our universal realm and…
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