Truworths Ltd v Primark Holdings (989/2017)2018.

SUMMARY In casu, the appellant is Truworths Ltd (“Truworths”) a well-known fashion retailer in South Africa and the respondent is Primark Holdings, a discount fast-fashion clothing retailer (“Primark”) Truworths intended to register the mark “PRIMARK” in class 25 of the Trade Marks Register, which includes inter alia, clothing, boots, shoes and slippers. Primark, the proprietor
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Comments on COJ’s 2019 Rates and Credit Control Policy Review

By Musa Mathebula, Associate, and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner Introduction The comments that follow are made by the Municipal Law Department of Schindlers Attorneys in response to the COJ’s invitation for public comment on their rates and credit control policies during February 2019. Prerogative of Valuer to decide Rates Category Section 48, read with section 34,
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Bitou Municipality’s Supplementary 2 Roll (to the 2017 General Valuation Roll)

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner Introduction Property valuation rolls are quite complicated.  Below is a brief explanation of how valuations and valuation rolls work. Bitou’s 2017 General Valuation Roll The Bitou Municipality (“Bitou”) 2017 General Valuation Roll (“2017 GV”) was released for public inspection and comment from 21 February 2017 to 24 March 2017.  This is
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Bushbuckridge Municipality’s 2019 General Valuation Roll

Introduction Property valuation rolls are quite complicated.  Below is a brief explanation of how valuations and valuation rolls work. Bushbuckridge’s 2019 General Valuation Roll The Bushbuckridge Municipality’s (“the Municipality”) 2019 General Valuation Roll (“2019 GV”) is open for inspection.  It is open from 15 February 2019 to 19 April 2019.  It is available for inspection
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Cape Town Municipality’s 2018 General Valuation Roll

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Lauren Squier, Candidate Attorney Introduction Property valuation rolls are quite complicated.  Below is a brief explanation of how valuations and valuation rolls work. Cape Town’s 2018 General Valuation Roll Cape Town Municipality’s (“the Municipality”) 2018 General Valuation Roll (“2019 GV”) is open for inspection.  It is open from 21 February
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Stemela v MEC for Health,Eastern Cape Province (3962/17) [2019] ZAECMHC 4 (12 February 2019)

SUMMARY The applicant issued summons against the respondent claiming damages resultant from her treatment by the respondent’s employees at a public hospital. The respondent filed its Notice of Intention to Defend but failed to file a Plea and was subsequently barred. The application for default judgment was withdrawn by agreement and the respondent was afforded
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Asmall v Tornotrim (Pty) Ltd (D6486/2018) [2019] ZAKZDHC 2 (22 February 2019)

SUMMARY This case dealt with an application for the restoration of a clothing and shoe retail store (the “Business”) to the original owner, Osman Asmall (the “Applicant”). The Business was sold to Tornotrim (Pty) Ltd (the “Respondent”) by way of a partly written and partly oral sale of business agreement (the “Agreement”) which was later
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Sectional Title Schemes for Beginners

By Maike Gohl, Senior Associate and Lauren Squier, Candidate Attorney   Introduction This article canvases, at a basic level, some of the aspects that you, as a prospective or current sectional title owner, would need to know about the law regulating sectional title schemes and how same should be run before you buy into such
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Viziya Corporation v Collaborit Holdings (Pty) Ltd & others (ZASCA 189)

BACKGROUND In this case the Appellant, Viziya Corporation (“Viziya”) brought an application for leave appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal against the judgement as handed down by the court a quo, the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria and against the refusal to grant leave to appeal in the same court. The court
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Did you get a Drone for Christmas? The Legal Parameters for Drone operators in South Africa – What you need to know

By Dominique Lloyd, Senior Associate and John Mackechnie, Candidate Attorney Introduction Owing to the advent of drone technology and the constantly evolving technological landscape, the law has accordingly developed to regulate this rapidly expanding industry. In order to do so, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) (as a member of the International Civil Aviation
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