When will an electronic signature not be accepted? Article was written by Precious Mmako, Candidate Attorney, checked by Jordan Dias, Associate, and released by Pierre van der Merwe, Partner at Schindlers Attorneys 18 June 2021 Introduction A signature refers to a stylistic representation of a person’s name, surname and/or initials that is applied to a

By Alisha Naik, Candidate Attorney and Maike Gohl, Partner 15 June 2021 Introduction Part 1 of this 2-part series explored the series of events and various legal judgments that effected the change for South Africa, thereby enabling it to become more accepting of the LGBTIQ+ community (“the Community”) by legislating against discrimination on the basis

By Alisha Naik, Candidate Attorney and Maike Gohl, Partner 15 June 2021 Introduction South Africa is one of the countries with the most progressive LGBTIQ+ laws in the world, including full constitutional protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In this article, we will look at the series of events and legal judgements

When is a restraint of trade valid and enforceable? Article written by Precious Mmako, Candidate Attorney, checked by Jordan Dias, Associate at Schindlers Attorneys, and released by Pierre van der Merwe, Partner at Schindlers Attorneys. 15 June 2021 RESTRAINT OF TRADE: HOW DOES IT WORK? Introduction A restraint of trade is a provision generally found

Article written by Frank Sebatana, Candidate Attorney, checked by Kyle Venter, Candidate Attorney, and released by Maike Gohl, Partner at Schindlers Attorneys. 14 June 2021 INTRODUCTION In terms of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, a curator is defined as, “any person who is authorized to act under letters of curatorship granted or

By Jordan Dias, Associate and Katleho Selepe, Candidate Attorney 09 June 2021 Introduction A Last Will and Testament is a legal document wherein an individual voluntarily sets out the dissolution of their estate, in the instance of their death. In terms of this Last Will and Testament, the Testator/testatrix elects those who stand to inherit

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner, Lauren Squier, Associate, and Eileen Dexter, Candidate Attorney Introduction Property valuation rolls are quite complicated.  Below is a brief explanation of how valuations and valuation rolls work. Tshwane’s 1st Supplementary Valuation Roll Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality’s (“the Municipality”) 1st Supplementary Valuation Roll (“Supp 1”) is open for inspection.  It is open from

Article written by Katleho Selepe, Candidate Attorney, checked by Jordan Dias, Associate and released by Maike Gohl, Partner at Schindlers Attorneys 04 June 2021 Introduction A Last Will and Testament is a legal document wherein an individual voluntarily sets out the dissolution of their estate, in the instance of their death. In terms of this

A Summary of the Requirements to process Personal Information Article written by Jarrod van der Heever, Candidate Attorney, checked and released by Justin Sloane, Partner at Schindlers Attorneys 04 June 2021 Introduction The Protection of Personal Information 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) seeks to regulate the manner in which personal information is processed. Chapter 3 (sections

Article written by Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner at Schindler Attorneys, Danmari Duguid, Associate and Elani Vogel, Candidate Attorney, checked by Danmari Duguid and released by Chantelle Gladwin-Wood. 02 June 2021 IntroductionEvery member of a Homeowners Association (hereafter “HOA”) must abide by the rules of the estate, its Memorandum of Incorporation (“MOI”), and the Companies Act 71