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Buying Property as an Investment – Some Strategies for Success 
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Buying Property as an Investment – Some Strategies for Success 

"The only bad time to buy property is later." (Steve Bolton) Buying property – whether to live/work in or on a buy-to-let basis – could be one of the most important investments…

Why You Need a Shareholders’ Agreement, and How to Structure It
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Why You Need a Shareholders’ Agreement, and How to Structure It

Whether you are forming a new company or buying shares in an existing one, a formal shareholders’ agreement, tailored to suit your particular situation and needs, is essential. What is a shareholders’…

Ombuds – Why and How to Use Them
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Ombuds – Why and How to Use Them

“Who you gonna call?” (Ghostbusters) An “ombud” (often called ombudsperson, ombudsman or ombudswoman, and sometimes not referred to as an “ombud” at all) is an independent and impartial person or office who…

Agreements Not to Sue – Tread Carefully!
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Agreements Not to Sue – Tread Carefully!

“Agreements not to litigate are not necessarily unreasonable.” (Extract from judgment below) An “Agreement Not to Sue” undertakes that one party won’t take legal action against another. In other words, it’s a…

Installing Home Solar – How to Comply with the Regulatory Requirements
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Installing Home Solar – How to Comply with the Regulatory Requirements

“We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun; you don’t have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day” (Elon Musk) Eskom’s no-end-in-sight loadshedding, rising…

Budget 2023: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator
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Budget 2023: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator

How much will you be paying in income tax, petrol and sin taxes? Use Fin 24’s four-step Budget Calculator here to find out. Have a look at the tax tables below for the new…

Can You Claim Damages After Hitting a Pothole?
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Can You Claim Damages After Hitting a Pothole?

“The American Automobile Association estimated in the five years prior to 2016 that 16 million drivers in the United States have suffered damage from potholes to their vehicle including tire punctures, bent…

Effective 1 March 2023: New Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage
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Effective 1 March 2023: New Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage

Employers and employees need to keep an eye on the annual increases in both the National Minimum Wage and the Earnings Threshold, summarised below for your convenience. Both are effective from 1…

Neighbours Behaving Badly: Illegal Buildings and Demolition Orders
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Neighbours Behaving Badly: Illegal Buildings and Demolition Orders

“The approval of building plans is not a mere formality in town planning and compliance with building standards promote public safety … The courts should not permit landowners to erect illegal structures…

Suing a Degree-Forging Employee for R2.2m
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Suing a Degree-Forging Employee for R2.2m

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive” (Sir Walter Scott, quoted in the judgment below) It’s a sad fact of life in today’s business world that…