BUY THAT HOUSE! YOU’RE OFF THE HOOK FOR THE SELLER’S MUNICIPAL DEBTS
“Why should a municipality be entitled to visit the sins of a predecessor in title upon innocent third parties when there is no relationship or connection between that party and the debts in question?” (Extract from judgment below) A recent Pretoria High Court judgment has come to the rescue of property buyers being pressured by […]
COMPANIES: HOW PRIVATE ARE SHAREHOLDERS’ DETAILS?
“Privacy, like other rights, is not absolute. As a person moves into communal relations and activities such as business and social interaction, the scope of personal space shrinks” (Extract from judgment below) All companies – big and small, public and private – must keep registers of their shareholders and directors. And, as the SCA (Supreme […]