by Bornman and Hayward Attorneys | Aug 3, 2020 | News
“Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments combined. The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate” (Andrew Carnegie, billionaire...
by Bornman and Hayward Attorneys | Jul 30, 2020 | News
“A stitch in time saves nine” (wise old proverb) The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown have opened up new avenues of profit for some businesses, but they have also subjected many others to the spectre of business failure. Unfortunately we can expect...
by Bornman and Hayward Attorneys | Jul 5, 2020 | News
“To sign a document means to authenticate that which stands for or is intended to represent the name of the person who is to authenticate” (quoted in the case below) We all know that verbal agreements, although fully binding for most types of transaction, are a recipe...
by Bornman and Hayward Attorneys | Apr 8, 2020 | News
COVID-19: Small Businesses, Employment Laws, and Survival Support“The secret of crisis management is not good vs. bad, it’s preventing the bad from getting worse” (Andy Gilman)We can only guess at how the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak will end, but let’s all take...
by Bornman and Hayward Attorneys | Feb 4, 2020 | News
Does an Expired Lease Automatically Continue Month-to-Month? At What Rental? “Close your eyes – Landlord knocking On the back door” (Jack Kerouac; Northport Haiku) Your residential fixed-term lease expires but for whatever reason you don’t sign...
by Bornman and Hayward Attorneys | Jan 17, 2020 | News
Before You Start a New Small Business in 2020 … “Just do it!” (Nike)You and your fantastic business idea can’t wait to chuck up the 9 to 5 job and launch your own new venture. 2020 here we come! But is this the right time to do it?Of course no one knows for sure...
