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Continuous tenure Insecurity for People in rural South Africa

by Guest Author | Oct 14, 2020 | Conveyancing and Property law, Publications

Land ownership in indigenous African communities The Xolobeni case recently in the news highlights tenure insecurity in rural South Africa, where government and a local chief granted mining rights against the community’s wishes. Indigenous persons recognise that land...

Unequal Playing Field in Credit and Consumer Market in South Africa

by Guest Author | Oct 12, 2020 | Commercial law, Publications

Unfair discrimination against low income consumers has become an increasing problem in South Africa. The problem at home is rooted in pre-democratic South Africa The Apartheid regime was not only responsible for the reinforcement of racial division and discrimination...

Lack of Access to the law for the Elderly

by Guest Author | Oct 7, 2020 | Family Law, Publications

South Africa is a country ridden with social ills, where the vulnerable often need specific protection. An example of such vulnerable groups are children, and our law has specifically made provisions to protect them with the Children’s Act. Society often disregards...

Effect of the Restraint of Trade in Your Employment Contract

by Guest Author | Aug 27, 2019 | Contract Drafting, Employment law, Publications

Introduction The provision for restraint of trade clauses may seem simple and employees may be tempted to agree to it when newly employed. However, the effect of the clause is far-reaching and employees must be aware that they are presumed to be familiar with the...

Piercing the Corporate Veil – What is it and when can it happen?

by Guest Author | Aug 26, 2019 | Commercial law, Publications, Registration and Administration of Companies

Introduction In order to explore the practical application of the piercing of the corporate veil, we need to unpack the nature of the surrounding environment – the company, first. A company can be described as a juristic person that enjoys a separate legal...

Continuous tenure Insecurity for People in rural South Africa

Unequal Playing Field in Credit and Consumer Market in South Africa

Lack of Access to the law for the Elderly

Effect of the Restraint of Trade in Your Employment Contract

Piercing the Corporate Veil – What is it and when can it happen?

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