Introduction The registration of a mortgage bond over the immovable property of the debtor (“mortgagor”), in favour of the creditor (“mortgagee”), is a common example of granting security. A lesser known form of security is the notarial bond, which functions in a similar way to mortgage bonds but is registered over the movable property of

Written by Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Frank Sebatana, Candidate Attorney Background Many South Africans would have heard about Section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (‘the Constitution’) which provides any and all inhabitants of South African the right to property and constitutional protection of said property. However, recently, the South African

Written by and Frank Sebatana and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood March 2021 Background Many South Africans would have heard about Section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (‘the Constitution’) which provides any and all inhabitants of South African the right to property and constitutional protection of said property. However, recently, the South African

Written by and Alisha Naik and Dean Scher, Candidate Attorneys; and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner 14 April 2021 Introduction This article explains the need for a change to the law to permit electronic service of documents by the sheriff. The authors hereof drafted a petition to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (“the Minister”) to

Written by and Alisha Naik and Dean Scher, Candidate Attorneys; and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner 13 April 2021 Introduction This article is written off the back of a petition drafted by the authors hereof to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (“the Minister”) to amend the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act

By Chantelle Gladwin- Wood, Partner, Maike Gohl, Junior Partner 18 March 2021 Introduction In recent months there has been a lot of hype in the media with regard to various residents or associations taking action against municipalities that are failing to provide services at all, or properly. As such, we felt that it was necessary

Drainage of water THE COMMON LAW RULE AND WHY THIS CASE IS IMPORTANT The general rule in our law is that lower-lying properties are obliged to accept water from higher-lying properties. This may seem very simple but as this case explains there is more to this issue. The facts In this matter, the two parties

By Chantelle Gladwin- Wood, Partner, Maike Gohl, Partner and Avyakta Sing, Candidate Attorney 17 March 2021 INTRODUCTION The supply of electricity by Eskom to commercial and domestic areas across South Africa has always been a challenging task. Load shedding has become a huge issue in our country. However, to reduce the amount of load shedding

Written by Eileen Dexter, Candidate Attorney and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner INTRODUCTION It is common that people accused of violent crimes commonly rely on the defence of non-pathological or sane automatism to escape liability for violent crimes. Consider the following scenario. Xavier is a very aggressive husband who enjoys drinking alcohol every evening. Zanette on the

By Denis Pokani Mitole, Candidate Attorney and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner 3 March 2021 INTRODUCTION This short essay discusses what window dressing in Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is and what the consequences are. It also looks at how window dressing applies to the legal profession. To order the essay, the author discusses BEE history (origins), its