The consequences of marriages concluded out of community of property with the application of the accrual system Written by Alisha Naik, Associate Designate and checked by Pierre van der Merwe, Partner 11 May 2021 INTRODUCTION Part 1 of this 2-part series explored the three options available to couples relating to the various matrimonial property regimes

Written by Alisha Naik, Associate Designate and checked by Pierre van der Merwe, Partner Introduction Getting married can be one of the most exciting, busiest, and frustrating times of your life. In addition to planning for the wedding, one must not forget to consider the legal aspects thereof – before the solemnization of the marriage

Written by Alisha Naik, Associate Designate and checked by Jordan Dias, Associate 11 May 2021 BACKGROUND Whilst in the employ of the Premier and Director General of Mpumalanga (“the Defendants”), Ms Catherine Churchill (“the Plaintiff”) was assaulted by protestors during a labour protest at her place of employment. Alleging that she had developed permanent acute

An analysis of the recent ruling of Uber South Africa Technology Services (Pty) Ltd v National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) and Others (C449/17) [2018] ZALCCT 1 Written by Pierre van der Merwe, Partner and Jordan Dias, Candidate Attorney 26 January 2018 Introduction Uber B.V., a company incorporated in the Netherlands, conducts

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

Article written by Wade Jacobs and Marc Barros Gevers, checked by Paul-Michael Keichel 05 May 2021 Introduction As a result of current technological advancements and the focus on mobile and cloud-based productivity, and messaging tools, now, more than ever, it is essential to have an understanding of the basic principles of copyright law, in order

Case summary by Katleho Selepe checked by Jeannique Booysen 29 April 2021 Background The respondent, Spar Group Limited (“Spar”), had a dispute with one of its franchisers, Umtshingo Trading (“Umtshingo”) which operated by Mr. Paolo. Umtshingo ran three Spar outlets and held a Bank account for each with the appellant, FirstRand Bank Limited (“the Bank”).

Case summary written by Wade O’Connor and checked by Andrew Lawrie. 28 April 2021 Background In 2020, the Alliance of Natural Health Products in South Africa (the “Applicant”) brought an application to review and set aside certain aspects of the General Medicine Regulations, promulgated by the Minister of Health (the “Minister”), on 25 August 2017,

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

Case summary written by Celeste Frank and checked by Jordan Dias. 26 April 2021 Background Pieter Hendrik Strydom N.O. and Amelia Strecker N.O. (“the Plaintiffs”), in their capacities as the joint liquidators of DexGroup (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) (“the Company”) instituted claims against Snowball Wealth (Pty) Ltd and Messrs Chou, Zhang and Rabinowitz (“the Defendants”),