ANJA VAN WIJK
Senior Associate

LLB (UP)

PRACTICE AREAS
Municipal Law
Commercial Law
Pro Bono
Property Law

+27 (0) 11 448 9600
[email protected]

By Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate and Kyle Venter, Candidate Attorney 23 November 2020 Introduction Who is responsible for structural, internal and external repairs or maintenance on a rental property? Usually, the lease agreement entered into between a landlord and tenant would govern where liability falls. If the lease agreement is silent, or there is
By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood (Partner), Anja van Wijk (Senior Associate), and Marc Gevers (Candidate Attorney) October 2020 Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation, which looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation in the context of the revised Expropriation Bill published for comment on 9 October 2020 (“Expropriation Bill”). [1]
By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood (Partner), Anja van Wijk (Senior Associate), and Marc Gevers (Candidate Attorney) October 2020 Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation, which looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation in the context of the revised Expropriation Bill published for comment 9 October 2020 (“Expropriation Bill”). [1] This
By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood (Partner), Anja van Wijk (Senior Associate), and Marc Gevers (Candidate Attorney) October 2020 Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation, which looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation in the context of the revised Expropriation Bill published for comment 9 October 2020 (“Expropriation Bill”). [1] This
By Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner         Introduction Due to the time, costs and the risk of a poor (or no) recovery occasioned with the institution of legal proceedings by a landlord against a tenant for arrear rentals, it is predicted that the main focus of landlords will now
By Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner Introduction The chances of any landlord or tenant coming out of the COVID pandemic unscathed are very low. Now, more than ever, the chances of a landlord being placed in the same position as if the breach had never occurred by way of the recovery
By Nicole Rens, Candidate Attorney and Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate Introduction With level 4 lockdown regulations currently in full force and level 3 lockdown coming up, and with so many laws/regulations being changed sporadically, there are still several unanswered questions regarding the extent of the moratorium in respect of eviction proceedings at present and
By Kyle Venter, Candidate Attorney and Anja van Wijk, Senior Associate Introduction This article explores the legal implications of a recent notice gazetted by government on the 24th of March 2020. The notice comes in light of the recent developments unfolding in South Africa emanating from the COVID-19 outbreak, which has now been declared a
By Anja van Wijk, Senior Associate and Nicole Rens, Candidate Attorney Introduction As the whole country self-isolates in the safety of their homes, landlords and tenants fear the economic backlash of the COVID-19 novel virus. Commercial tenants are advised by the State, and their landlords, to close-up shop and send employees home. These tenants and,
INTRODUCTION This is an update to the article published under the same title in 2015 by Renand Pretorius and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood with a renewed emphasis (by Anja van Wijk of Schindlers) on how the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act affect the issue.  There are a number of different laws that impact residential lease agreements.