Maintenance & Majority

IntroductionIt is trite in law that both biological parents have the duty to maintain their minor child. It is often believed that this maintenance obligation only exists until a child attains majority. We consider this misnomer and explore the mandatory maintenance obligations that may exist towards a child beyond majority BackgroundUnder South African law majority
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NPGS Protection and Security Services CC and Another v FirstRand Bank Ltd (314/2018) [2019] ZASCA 94 (6 June 2019)

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The Supreme Court of Appeal (“the SCA”) recently dismissed an appeal brought by NPGS Protection and Security Services CC (“the First Appellant”) and Mr. Llwellyn Rwaxa (“the Second Appellant”), herein after collectively referred to as “the Appellants” against a judgment of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg (“the
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Jooma and Another v Sekgetho and Another (33377/2018) [2019] ZAGPJHC 184 (28 June 2019)

SUMMARY Cassim Jooma and Mahomed Sidque Jooma (“the Applicants”) are the registered owners of an immovable property located in Vrededorp, Gauteng (“the Immoveable Property”). On 26 February 2018, the Applicants and Obakeng Whyte Sekgetho (“the First Respondent”) concluded a written transfer agreement in respect of the Immoveable Property in terms of which the First Respondent
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Nel v Ramwell t/a Ramwell Attorneys (18171/2018) [2019] ZAGPJHC 28 (1 March 2019)

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division (the “Court”) handed down judgment dismissing an application with costs made by the Applicant as material disputes of fact arose between the parties, and which could not be resolved on the papers alone.     The Respondent is an attorney and conveyancer and
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Mthembu and Others v NCT Durban Wood Chips [2019] 4 BALR 369 (CCMA)

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (the “CCMA”) recently handed down judgment in terms of a section 191(5)(a)(i) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (the “Act”). The question of law before the Arbitrator of the Court was whether or not the dismissal of the Applicants was substantively fair.  
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MN and others v Director General: Department of Home Affairs & another [2018] JOL 40100 (ECG)

SUMMARY The First Applicant (“MLN”), South African Citizen and member of South African National Defence Force, and the Second Applicant (“DMN”), a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) (collectively referred to as “the Parties”), met whilst DMN was posted in the DRC as a peacekeeper. The Parties married in DRC, their marriage, however,
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Britz NO v Strydom and Another (2849/2018) [2019] ZAECPEHC 17 (29 March 2019).

SUMMARY The Applicant in this matter, as the nominated executrix of her deceased husband’s estate, sought an order of ejectment, by the High Court of the Eastern Cape Local Division, against the First Respondent in respect of premises previously owned by the deceased. The First Respondent is the deceased’s nephew and heir of the only
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