Hogan Lovells South Africa Do the requirements of Section 34 of the Insolvency Act have to be complied with in a transfer during business rescue proceedings?
We all know that if a trader intends transferring any business that belongs to him, its goodwill or the goods or property that form part of that business, a fundamental step in the process is to publish a notice of this intended transfer in the Government Gazette and …
Hogan Lovells South Africa Stop unsolicited mail – Do not contact me!
Tired of receiving unsolicited emails? In the world of technology, unwanted emails became part of our daily lives and it seems as if there is no way to get rid of it. So how do you opt-out if you never requested to receive these emails in the first place? Find out how to stop…
Topics: Consumer Protection | Technology Law
Cancelling fixed term contracts – The Consumer Protection Act
Cancelling your fixed term contract could easily turn into a nightmare. Is it even possible to cancel a contract without unreasonable cancellation fees? Let’s look at what the CPA (Consumer Protection Act) says about fixed term contracts?…
Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes Is there such a thing as a ‘common law marriage’?
Unregistered domestic partners living together are not necessarily able to enjoy the rights and duties of married couples. Is there hope for persons living together outside of a legally recognised marriage or civil union?…
Topics: Contract Law | Family Law
Biting the bullet – The Lord of War gets 25 years behind bars
For 2 decades, Viktor Bout, the inspiration behind the Lord of War, has supplied dictators, rebels and warmongers with some of their favourite bloody toys. After an elaborate sting operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the world’s most notorious gun runner…
Topics: Criminal Law | Dispute Resolution
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr SA Confidential: Discovery and privilege in South Africa
Privileged and confidential information are not one and the same thing. Communication between an attorney and his client is generally protected by legal privilege, but the same principle doesn’t necessarily apply to legally privileged documents.…
Bowmans 15 Guidelines for identifying lies and deception
It is becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between the truth and a creative lie. Luckily there are some signs that could help prevent you from being deceived.
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Topics: Running Your Practice
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Experts advise law students – Finding articles of clerkship
Law graduates today face increasingly great difficulty in securing articles of clerkship with a law firm. Hundreds of law graduates clamour for positions every year at the large commercial law firms. Many perceive these firms as the most desirable employers of …
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Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes Deceased estate – Right to claim maintenance
South African law upholds the principle of freedom of testation. This means that people have control over the devolution of their estates in that they can make almost any bequests. But what happens when the testator forgot to make provision in his will for a child or…
Topics: Family Law | Wills, Estates & Trusts
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Requirements for a valid will in South Africa
Having slaved away your entire life to accumulate wealth, and having spent further time, energy and possibly money on drawing up a will for the purpose of distributing your riches unto those deemed most worthy, you will want to ensure that you have a valid Will and that…
Topics: Wills, Estates & Trusts
