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For most people, your house is your most important asset.  So when you sell it (or any other property for that matter), it is absolutely critical

Securitisation is becoming a huge issue all around the world. A case currently in front of the Grahamstown court has highlighted this practice among banks in

“…..we believe that the SME sector is critical in stimulating economic development, and that it is also a pivotal area in terms of innovation, skills development,

“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government” (Barry M. Goldwater) SARS it seems retains a much higher enforcement capability than

Your tenant isn’t paying rent and refuses to move out – can you turn the electricity off? First – commercial or residential? The judgment discussed in

When you sell a business including its “goodwill”, you will likely be prevented from opening up in competition with your old business by a “restraint of

“….. parties are free to contract as they please. The law permits perfect freedom of contract. Parties are left to make their own agreements, and whatever

It is a recognised principle of property law that ownership does not confer absolute and unlimited entitlement on the owner, but that various limitations exist in

“….. trust assets held by a trustee in trust, do not form part of the personal property of such trustee as a matter of law” (extract

If, for whatever reason, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) did not receive your company (or CC)’s annual return on due date, it will assume