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Noisy Neighbours – Your Rights, and Buyers Beware!
“In common law, everyone is in general permitted to use their property for any purpose they choose, provided that the use of the property should not intrude unreasonably on the use and enjoyment by...
Directors, Creditors – Do Personal Suretyships Survive Business Rescue?
“Creditors have better memories than debtors” (Benjamin Franklin) In these hard times of pandemic and economically destructive unrest, an unfortunate number of businesses face collapse, and many...
Your Websites of the Month: Measure and Maximise Your Business Creativity
“Creativity is the key to success” (Abdul Kalam) It’s hard to think of a successful entrepreneur who isn’t at heart creative. Creativity comes with the territory, and anything you can do to increase...
Buying Property from a Company – Should You Buy the Shares or the House?
"There is never a wrong time to buy the right home" (Anon) You find the house of your dreams, agree on the price and get ready to put pen to paper. The house is in the name of a...
Spousal Maintenance After Divorce and the “Clean Break” Principle
“The clean break principle after divorce has found resonance with our courts for many years. The aim of this principle is to ensure that the parties become financially independent of each other as...
R4m Damages for a Workplace Sexual Assault
“The stance adopted by the Municipality at the trial demonstrated a disturbing lack of appreciation of its legal obligation to have provided E[….] with a safe working environment.” (Extract...