A recent judgment in a matter brought by various retailers against the Department of Trade & Industry and the National Credit Regulator caused quite a stir in the credit industry and was widely reported on. Unfortunately, the reporting wasn’t always so accurate. The judgment delivered in March 2018 in respect of the review and setting […]
If an irrevocable offer is couched in the following terms, “This offer is irrevocable until 19h00 on 20thDecember 2018 and is binding upon acceptance, irrespective of notification of acceptance to the purchaser/seller or not”, what are the legal implications? The Supreme Court of appeal had occasion to decide this deceptively simple question in Geldenhuys NO […]
Like lawyer’s fees, estate agent’s commission is one of those grudge expenses. If you have a chat around a braai or over a drink with someone who has recently sold their house, I guarantee you that they are going to moan about how much estate agent’s commission they paid and that the estate agent did […]
Congratulations on the purchase of your new home! The process can be quite daunting, but when handled correctly the process can be easy. First time buyers need to be certain that the property they purchase is the property they want. This is a long-term investment and not a decision to be rushed. Affordability obviously plays […]
WARNING TO SMOKERS…very soon you might find yourself with no place to light up. In March 2018, Health Minister Aaron Motsaledi explained his plans of nipping public smoking in the bud by introducing new legislation pertaining to the smoking laws. Motsaledi’s main aim is to impose a 100% ban on smoking in public places and said that […]
Agreements relating to inheritance are unenforceable. There is however one exception to the rule. Succession clauses can be included in an antenuptial contract. Each spouse can be party hereto, and third parties may also be a party hereto. The parties can declare that, upon the death of either spouse, the survivor shall be entitled to […]
About 10.7 million South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries have been asking whether their social grant will be successfully paid to them come 1 April 2018. SASSA has been using Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) to pay beneficiaries through cash payments. However, the contract between SASSA and CPS, which expires on 31 March 2018, was […]
1 March 2018 marks the dawn of a new age at Robin Twaddle & Associates. Robin Twaddle is the founder of the firm. He started the firm as a sole proprietorship on 2 January 1998. 20 years later, the business has come of age. As from 1 March 2018, we have changed from a sole […]
In the same doubting way you are looked at today if you declare to anyone that you do not have a Twitter handle or Instagram account, you risk the same (if a not more intense) doubting look if you declare never to have made a killing by trading in virtual currency, especially Bitcoin. Every […]
The Labour Department has been short meetings in order to introduce the National Minimum Wage (NMW). These started last November 2017 in Johannesburg. The meetings to brief workers have so far been held in Pretoria, Tzaneen and Polokwane, to mention but a few. The introduction of the NMW means that the Basic Conditions of Employment […]
The Intestate Succession Act states that an adopted child could not inherit from his or her biological parent if the latter passed away without a will. There is a very interesting case coming our way as a professor is challenging the constitutionality of the Intestate Succession Act. The professor was adopted 51 years ago. He […]
There was a huge sigh of relief for those residing and/or working in Centurion when an agreement was reached in the Gauteng High Court towards the end of January 2018 that provided that the City of Tshwane must effect repairs to the sinkhole on the corner of Gerald and Jean Avenue immediately, and that the […]
An anti-dissipation relief is available to an aggrieved spouse who is married out of community of property, subject to the accrual system when the other spouse is nefariously dissipating or secreting assets away so as to defeat an eventual accrual claim when divorce is finally granted. Generally, when two people are not married in […]
As a first year student, being on your own at university can be very overwhelming. No longer having parents to guard your every move might be a relief to the matriculates. However, that could not be the case if you are to study law for first time. We might have learned a thing or two […]
Most parents leave a last will and testament with a clause that specifies that if they die before their children have turned 18 (or any age determined in the will), their inheritance should be paid to a Trust or the Master of the High Court Guardianship Fund. When paid to a Trust, the Trustees have […]