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Claim Your Legal Remedy “Once and For All” or Forever Hold your Peace?
Brett N.O and Others v Kushner (2020) ZAECGHC 86 (“the case”) concerns an appeal from the Port Elizabeth Regional Court (“the trial court”) to the High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, Grahamstown and delineates the application of the “once and for all”...
Webinar: Legally Recalibrating your Business
When: Oct 27, 2020 11:00 AM Harare, Pretoria With the uncertainty of the covid-19 and the complexity of the labour legislation in South Africa many entrepreneurs have had to down-size or retrench staff. The recovery will be slow and it will be necessary to collaborate...
A summary of The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance and Others (UK) Case
In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) representing policyholders, brought a test case under the United Kingdom High Court’s Financial Markets Test Case Scheme. The aim of this test case was to resolve contractual uncertainty around the...
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill
The matter of the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Prince (2018) ZACC 30 has gone down in the history books of the country as a turning point for the decriminalization of cannabis for private use by adults. The proceedings questioned whether the...
Further Unpacking Subrogation – the Don’ts
Short term insurance is regulated by the Short-Term Insurance Act no. 53 of 1998 as amended. The Policy holder ("Insured") can insure various items, whether it be household contents, motor vehicles or personal items. Insurance is important, in the sense that it...
#COVID19 – The Understated Importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution Clauses in Contracts
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting nation-wide lockdown has tested every facet of the South African economy, its legal system and the ability of its entrepreneurs and innovators to withstand immense turmoil. With the South African legal system coming to an almost...
Landlords And Tenants – Once Again Head To Head
Since the implementation of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 and the “lockdown” regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, landlords and tenants have been head to head. In many instances comprise seems to have been found, but not in all cases. It is...
Going Online? Let’s talk Website Disclaimers and Privacy Policies
29 September 2020 - at 14:00 With more businesses going online, a rise in cyber crime and the Protection of Personal Information Act (or POPIA) now effective ensuring that all the required online legal compliance has never been more critical. Attendees will unpack the...
Becoming a Better Leader – Three steps you can take now!
Webinar co-hosted with PocketAdvisor: 15 September 2020 - at 14:00 Three steps to becoming a better leader today: Power of Perspectives Solidifying Relationships Communicating with Intents Register with the following Link:...
Free: Debt Collection post #Covid 19
15 September 2020 - at 14:00 With the uncertainty of the covid-19 and the many negative economic knock-on effects, times are tough. The recovery will be slow and it will be necessary to approach many problems differently in order to move forward. During this online...
Legal Representation During Arbitration
It is undisputed that the majority of people who refer disputes to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration ("the CCMA") hail from the vulnerable parts of our society. Most of them are poor, are not very educated and a vast number of them are...
The Employment Equity Amendment bill
On 20 July 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour gazette the published the Employment Equity Amendment Bill in the Government gazette. The bill aims to regulate sector-specific employment equity targets and make an employment equity compliance certificate a...
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