Warranties in Sale Agreements – Can you be Held to Account, Even Years Later?
Warranties and indemnities are mechanisms to ensure trust between contracting parties. It is the proof in the proverbial pudding and aims to provide that a party to a contract does what they say they will. Or put differently, that something is the way it was...
Building or Renovating? Take Note of the New Property Laws
There has been a steady move towards a property industry that is more consumer-focused and offers consumers more protection. This is evident through the introduction of new legislation relating to property and building that has either been proposed or has already...
Should An Insured Be Penalised For Untrue Information Supplied By Another During The Investigation Of A Claim?
Tumultuous economic conditions have resulted in insurers and the insured finding themselves before the courts more often than in previous, more certain times. In saying that, however, the King Price Insurance Company Ltd v Concise Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd...
Repudiation of Claims Based on False Information
When dealing with insurance matters, it is well-known that if there is any dishonesty or false information provided to the insurer, a claim for indemnification could be repudiated in its entirety. However, what would the position be if the dishonesty was on the part...
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