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When Can a Shop Be Sued for Damages If a Customer Falls?
, Delict and Civil Claims

When Can a Shop Be Sued for Damages If a Customer Falls?

“… it is by now long established in our law that the owner or other person or entity in control of a shopping mall has a legal duty to take reasonable steps…

Don’t Let Delays in the Master’s Office Leave Your Family in Financial Distress
, Wills and Estate Planning

Don’t Let Delays in the Master’s Office Leave Your Family in Financial Distress

“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago” (Warren Buffett) Whilst the first and most important step in your estate planning is always to have…

PAIA Manuals and the 31 December 2021 Deadline: Crying Wolf Again, or Real This Time?
, Business

PAIA Manuals and the 31 December 2021 Deadline: Crying Wolf Again, or Real This Time?

“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” (Hunter S. Thompson)     Since 2005 businesses have been repeatedly told “get your PAIA (Promotion of…

Your Website of the Month: How to Find and Remove Spyware from Your Cellphone
, Website of the Month

Your Website of the Month: How to Find and Remove Spyware from Your Cellphone

Our cellphones have, for most of us, become integrated into virtually every aspect of our lives. Take a moment now to think of how much damage a cybercriminal, or an industrial spy,…

Community Scheme Disputes and the Ombud’s Powers to Resolve Them
, Property

Community Scheme Disputes and the Ombud’s Powers to Resolve Them

“[The Ombud} has been given wide inquisitorial powers whereby such disputes can be resolved as informally and cheaply as possible by means of qualified conciliators and adjudicators, without the need for legal…

Fired for a Racist Facebook Post
, Employment and Labour Law

Fired for a Racist Facebook Post

“The seriousness and gravity of offences involving racism and racial hatred cannot be over-emphasised. Employers are under a duty to provide a safe working environment and to protect all employees from harm,…

Exemption Clauses in Contracts – Fine Print Can Void Them
, Contract

Exemption Clauses in Contracts – Fine Print Can Void Them

“… he did not think that he was binding himself ‘to all sorts of fine print that I can’t even read’.” (Extract from judgment below, describing evidence given by the customer during…

Unmarried Parents: A New ‘Notice of Birth’ Ruling for Fathers, with 3 Surname Choices
, Family Law

Unmarried Parents: A New ‘Notice of Birth’ Ruling for Fathers, with 3 Surname Choices

“Whilst the Act no longer uses the term “illegitimate child” this is implied by the reference to so-called children “born out of wedlock” which continues to perpetuate the common law distinction between…

Your Website of the Month: New – How to Renew Your Car Licence Disc Online
, Website of the Month

Your Website of the Month: New – How to Renew Your Car Licence Disc Online

Here’s some really good news for all of us motorists dreading the annual challenge of queuing to renew our car licences. The Road Traffic Management Corporation has launched an online payment gateway…

Property Sellers: Why, How and When to Choose Your Own Conveyancer
, Property

Property Sellers: Why, How and When to Choose Your Own Conveyancer

“A great deal is at stake in the transfer of fixed property. It is generally the largest single asset that a person owns and the transaction for the purchase or sale of…