By Anja Van Wijk, Senior Associate and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner         Introduction Due to the time, costs and the risk of a poor (or no) recovery occasioned with the institution of legal proceedings by a landlord against a tenant for arrear rentals, it is predicted that the main focus of landlords will now

By Kyle Venter and checked by Lauren Squier          Background The Applicant in this matter is Work Force Solutions. The Applicant is a training academy and a placement agency with its focus on training individuals for placement in health care institutions, the retail industry, the service station industry and business in general.

By Megan Brook, Candidate Attorney and Justin Sloane, Partner       Introduction South Africa has one of the most unequal societies in the world due to its racially segregated past. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“The Constitution”) places a duty on our law-makers to put in place measures, legislative and

By Phathu Ratshitanga and checked by Lauren Squier        Background In this matter, judge Perram of the Federal Court of Australia dealt with an application for postponement of a trial which was set down for a period of six weeks, commencing 16 June 2020. The trial, a class action in relation to faulty

By Dean Scher and Stefan Bezuidenhout  BACKGROUND This is an appeal against the decision of the court a quo, the North West Division of the High Court, Mahikeng, to the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”). The judgement is the unanimous decision of the full bench of the SCA, Judge Plasket being the author of the

By Chantelle Gladwin, Partner and Maike Gohl, Partner Introduction When auditing Body Corporate municipal accounts, Schindlers often discovers that the account is still in the name of the developer. Legally, this is incorrect, and it can cause significant prejudice to all parties concerned. In Part 1 of this article we consider whose responsibility it is

By Courtney Altmuner and checked by Stefan Bezuidenhout                                                       Background The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division (“the Court”) was tasked with deciding a matter in which

By Chantelle Gladwin, Partner and Maike Gohl, Partner                                      Introduction When auditing Body Corporate municipal accounts, Schindlers often discovers that the account is still in the name of the developer. Legally, this is incorrect, and it can cause

By Chantelle Gladwin, Partner and Maike Gohl, Partner                                      Introduction Imagine that you own a building that you rent out.  Imagine it is highjacked and the best lawyers in the country tell you it will take at least

By Angela Paschalides and checked by Michal Asoulin                                          Background The High Court of Justice (Queen’s Bench Division Commercial Court) (the “Court”) heard a case in which Lamesa Investments Limited, a company registered in accordance with