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Divorce Lawfare: The Serial Litigant and his Stalingrad Strategy
, Family Law, Uncategorized

Divorce Lawfare: The Serial Litigant and his Stalingrad Strategy

“This [the Stalingrad Strategy] is a strategy of wearing down the plaintiff by tenaciously fighting anything the plaintiff presents by whatever means possible and appealing every ruling favourable to the plaintiff. Here,…

Don’t Let Cybercriminals Haunt You this Halloween — Verify, Verify, Verify!

Don’t Let Cybercriminals Haunt You this Halloween — Verify, Verify, Verify!

“If you suspect deceit, hit delete!” (Online cybersecurity slogan) October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a good time to note that as cybercrime continues to grow, more and more businesses and individuals are…

Excuses, Excuses: Why People Don’t Make Wills, And Why You Must
, Wills and Estate Planning

Excuses, Excuses: Why People Don’t Make Wills, And Why You Must

“All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” (William Shakespeare, in Hamlet) Master’s Office records suggest that less than a third of us leave behind a will when we die.…

Panhandle Access to Properties – The Mistakes to Avoid
, Property

Panhandle Access to Properties – The Mistakes to Avoid

“You aren’t buying a house, you’re buying a lifestyle.” (Anon) As more and more residential properties are subdivided and developed, an increasing number of homes are effectively cut off from direct access…

Neighbours’ Facebook Feud: Cats Pics, Karens & Keyboard Muppets
, Delict and Civil Claims, Property

Neighbours’ Facebook Feud: Cats Pics, Karens & Keyboard Muppets

“Dance like no one is watching, but text, post, and email like it will be read in court one day.” (Anon) When can the target of rude comments and insults on a…

Honesty at Work: A 50c Coin Costs a Bank Teller Her Job
, Employment and Labour Law

Honesty at Work: A 50c Coin Costs a Bank Teller Her Job

“There’s no trust, no faith, no honesty in men.” (William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) A recent Labour Court decision is a stark reminder to employees that an employment relationship is founded…

Your House Burns to the Ground: Can You Hold the Seller Liable?
, Property

Your House Burns to the Ground: Can You Hold the Seller Liable?

“Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.” (William Shakespeare, in King Lear) A recent High Court judgment confirms, yet again, that if a property seller knows about a hidden defect and keeps…

Divorce 101: A Simple Guide to the Legal Side
, Family Law

Divorce 101: A Simple Guide to the Legal Side

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” (C.S. Lewis) Divorce is traumatic, to the extent that it’s widely considered to…

What Can You do When a Director Deadlock is Killing Your Company?

What Can You do When a Director Deadlock is Killing Your Company?

“Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other’s determination.” (Henry Kissinger) Running a business with a partner can work brilliantly – until it doesn’t.…

Hamburger From Hell Takes a Bite out of Restaurant’s Profits & Reputation
, Delict and Civil Claims

Hamburger From Hell Takes a Bite out of Restaurant’s Profits & Reputation

“You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour.” (Lord Atkin in the groundbreaking 1932 House of Lords decision…