Article was written by Alisha Naik, Candidate Attorney, checked by Danmari Duguid, Associate at Schindlers Attorneys and released by Paul-Michael Keichel, Senior Partner at Schindlers Attorneys 20 June 2021 INTRODUCTION With the deadline for compliance with the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) fast-approaching (as the Regulations in will

Article was written by Megan Brook, Candidate Attorney, checked by Danmari Duguid, Associate at Schindlers Attorneys 31 May 2021 Introduction The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“The Act”) is a piece of data privacy legislation which affects any natural or juristic persons who process the personal information of another individual or company.

Article was written by S’neguau Dlamini, Candidate Attorney, checked and released by Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner at Schindlers Attorneys 17 June 2021 The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (“COJ”) often threatens people if they haven’t paid all amounts that the invoices reflect are owed. Sadly, we know that in many cases, the invoices are incorrect and

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