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Your Will: What you can and can’t do
“Where there’s a will, I want to be in it” (Anon) Your will (“Last Will and Testament”) is quite possibly the most important document you will
What happens if you want to access a South African bequest overseas? BizNews gives you a step-by-step breakdown of how to go about it, depending on
How to stop vital evidence being destroyed
“Surprise the enemy” (Sun Tzu in ‘Art of War’) You suspect that someone you are suing (or about to sue) will destroy or hide vital evidence
Unlawful occupiers: Eviction is possible, but neither quick nor easy
“It is only once the court concludes that there is no defence to the claim for eviction and that it would be just and equitable to
Can your bank take your money without permission?
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it” (Bob Hope) A recent High Court decision
Warning: Property email scams surging
“Forewarned is Forearmed!” (Wise old saying) Why yet another warning about cyber-scams in the property industry? It’s because the hard fact is that the criminals are
“The employer has a duty to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious freedom unless it is impossible to do so without causing itself undue hardship. It is
“While travel on our platform accounts for less than 1 in 8 visitors to South Africa, those guests boosted the economy by R8.7 billion and helped
“It is not intended for the Court to make a will for the deceased based on what his intentions may have been” (Quoted in the judgment
“The issue of whether a conveyancing attorney receives the money as the agent of the seller, or of the purchaser, or of both, or as trustee