Can Employees Resign to Dodge Disciplinary Hearings?
“…an employee who gives short notice in violation of the contract … may be obliged to serve out the notice period” (Quoted in the judgment below)It’s an age-old workplace dodge - threatened with a disciplinary hearing and fearing a guilty verdict, an employee resigns...
Buying and Selling Property: Nine Important Questions
“Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security” (Personal Finance Expert Suze Orman)When you buy or sell your “Home Sweet Home”, particularly for the first time, the process can seem complicated, the terminology confusing, and...
Arrest and a Criminal Record for Not Wearing a Mask
“7,000 people have already been arrested for not wearing masks and most of them now have criminal records” (Police Minister Bheki Cele in mid-January)We all know that wearing a face mask is the right and the safe thing to do, but it is also a legal requirement – and...
Before You Buy or Sell Property this Festive Season…
“Who acts in haste repents at leisure” (Aesop)Our Festive Season is always a busy time for property sales, and this year should be no different - pent up demand, increased affordability, relocations, record low interest rates and availability of bonds are all factors...
Does Your Dog Bite? Your (Substantial) Risk Remains
“People are entitled to walk our streets without having to fear being attacked by dogs and, where such attacks occur, they should in most circumstances be able to look to the owner of the dog for recompense” (extract from judgment below)Dog owners (in fact owners of...
Parking Bay Disputes – Enforcing Complex Rules
“By subscribing to the constitution, each member accepts the benefits stipulated in his or her favour by the other subscribing members. One of those benefits is that there shall be rules of conduct to give substance to the objectives and rights promised and...
Is Your Will Valid?
“Death knocks at all doors alike” (John Dunton 1692) Sooner or later we must leave our families to face life without us, and of course these are particularly dangerous times for us all. Make sure that your own affairs are in order now – A valid...
Property: Green Shoots, Agent’s Commission and Fidelity Fund Certificates
“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...
Directors and Business Rescue in the Time of COVID-19
“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...
Electronic Signatures in Property and Other Transactions
“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...
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