CHANTELLE GLADWIN-WOOD
Partner

BA
LLB (Rhodes)
LLM (UNISA)
Conveyancer Notary

PRACTICE AREAS
Municipal Law
Commercial Law
Tax Law
Pro Bono
Property Law
Conveyancing & Notarial Practice
Insolvency
Business Rescue & Restructuring

+27 (0) 11 448 9678
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Do month to month leases constitute fixed term leases? A brief look at the differences between the two and the law that applies to it.

Introduction This article looks at the differences between month to month leases and fixed term leases and the cancellation period required to cancel the agreements. We will explore the provisions of the Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999 (hereafter “RHA”) , the Consumer Protection Act 86 of 2008 (hereafter “CPA”), Common Law and the High
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Is my Sale of Land Agreement Valid? Common Mistakes that Mess Up Deals

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Divina Naidoo, Candidate Attorney Introduction This article explores some of the more common mistakes that often crop up in practice, when sale agreements are drafted using precedents that are not properly altered by qualified professionals.  Every deal is unique and proper advice should be sought on every deal, lest a
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Water Heating Systems – Legislative Amendments

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Kyle Venter, Candidate Attorney Introduction Are we in hot water?  The image that immediately springs to mind is that of a lobster being so slowly boiled alive that it doesn’t realise what’s happening. Amidst the never-ending Eskom debacle of spiralling tariffs, load shedding and tales of corruption our Legislature has
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Delinquent Directors and the Shareholder-Director Conundrum

By Caitlin Wilde, Senior Associate, and Paul-Michael Keichel, Partner   Introduction The Companies Act[1] contemplates two distinct sets of instances in which a person may be declared delinquent, alternatively placed under probation. The wording of section 162(5) is peremptory, in that a court must make an order declaring a person to be delinquent in particular
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Expropriation # 3: The Land Hunger

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Anja van Wijk, Senior Associate Introduction This article is one in a series on expropriation and looks at some of the fundamental legal issues surrounding expropriation without compensation (“EWC”).   This article asks what the ‘land hunger’ is that EWC is supposed to address as a part of the broader program
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How to Log a Query, Dispute or Complaint with COJ

Introduction This is part 2 of an “idiots guide” to logging queries, disputes and complaints with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (“COJ”).  In part 1 we discussed what kind of complaint, dispute or query ‘counts’ for the purposes of allowing a customer to delay payment or avoid credit control action. In this part we
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What Counts as a “Dispute” with a Municipality?

Introduction This is part 1 of an “idiots guide” to logging queries, disputes and complaints with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (“COJ”). Although one might question why it is necessary to write an article explaining what appears to be such a simple concept, we regularly receive reports of customers not being able to take
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What kind of Security do Municipal Deposits give a Municipality?

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Dominique Lloyd, Associate Introduction This article considers the legal question of whether a deposit of money made by a tenant with a landlord on the one hand, or a deposit of a customer of a municipality/Eskom on the other, constitutes a pledge in terms of our law. This is important
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Income Tax Act S12L: The Carbon Tax

By Gary Boruchowitz, Associate and Chantelle Gladwin, Partner Introduction The process has been painstaking but South Africa is creeping closer to the implementation of a carbon tax. Draft carbon tax bills were introduced in 2015 and 2017, and the South African government is confident that a green tax will be implemented next year.   What
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Deeds Office v Municipalities: The 60 Day Rule and Rates Clearances

Introduction This article examines the legal and practical effect of Chief Registrar’s Resolutions 2 and 4 of 2018, which prescribe that a rates clearance certificate (“RCC”) is only valid for the purposes of facilitating the transfer of the property in the Deeds Office for a period of 60 days from the date of issue thereof,
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