by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Mar 29, 2022 | Delict and Civil Claims
“Where one of the parties wishes to be absolved either wholly or partially from an obligation or liability which would or could arise at common law under a contract of the kind which the parties intend to conclude, it is for that party to ensure that the extent...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Mar 29, 2022 | Family Law
“A prodigal is a person who, through some defect of character or will, squanders his or her assets with such abandon that he or she threatens to reduce himself or herself and/or her dependents to destitution” (extract from judgment below) What can you do when someone...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Mar 29, 2022 | Website of the Month
“Avoiding a decision is itself a decision … probably the wrong one” Decisions, decisions – we spend our days making them, most of them minor but every now and then a really big, important one comes along. Perhaps it’s something like “Should I resign my 9-to-5...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Feb 23, 2022 | Property
“Happiness is… buying your first home” (Anon) Few things in life can compare to the joy of finally crossing the threshold of your first home. If you are like most of us, you have been dreaming of this day for years and years – it has finally arrived! The financial...
by Wessels + Van Zyl Inc | Feb 23, 2022 | Employment and Labour Law
“She failed to disclose these obviously material activities to her employer and was therefore manifestly acting in violation of her duty of good faith to her employer.” (Extract from judgment below) “Moonlighting” is the practice of employees boosting their monthly...
