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Employee Looting and Strike Violence: When Is Dismissal Fair?
Employee looting and/or violence can take place during strike action or it can occur during non-workplace incidents such as the recent looting and public disorder sprees. In both cases employers...
Violence and Looting – Can You Sue SAPS?
“When a crime is imminent and foreseen it is expected of the law enforcement agency to take appropriate action. The duty of the police to provide assistance arises from their mandate to carry out...
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...