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What happens when your attorney pays your money to the wrong person?
Cybercrime can be described as a criminal activity that involves a computer and the internet. Cybercrime involves many criminal activities and this article aims to explore cybercrime in the legal profession and the implications thereof by taking a look at the High...
Dispute Resolution in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
“Whoever controls the courts, controls the state.” Aristotle The courts of ancient Athens were fundamentally democratic with tens, hundreds and in some instances thousands of jurors adjudicating trials. There was no Judge, which role was taken up by the pool of jurors...
Amendments to BBBEE – skills development, a response to #FeesMustFall?
Amendments to the general codes of good practice will become effective on 1 December 2019. It is important to understand that this is effective on that date, regardless of the financial period being verified. The biggest changes are under the skills development...
Protecting your Businesses Good Name in the Age of Idle Complaint
“The internet is where some people go to show their true intelligence; others, their hidden stupidity.” Anonymous The purpose of this article is to provide some insight into the rights and recourse available to a company when faced with the grim spectre of online...
The Electronic Deeds Registration Systems Act: aims and objectives and does it bring change?
Introduction On Thursday, 3 October 2019, the Electronic Deed Registration Systems Bill was signed into law after having been tabled in Parliament in 2017 and subsequently sent to the President for assent in March 2019. This article aims to explore the aims and...
Avoid costly void, voidable and putative marriages
Introduction A marriage which is void ab initio (as if it never existed) does not affect the status of the parties or confer any of the consequences of civil marriage on the parties or their children or does it? Perhaps your spouse used a “ring” to share in your...
Right of Unmarried Natural Fathers to be Recognised on Birth Certificates
Introduction Traditionally, unmarried natural mothers have enjoyed a particular privilege over unmarried natural fathers in terms of the recognition of their parental responsibilities and rights. However, with the dynamics of society changing, it has become a...
Principles that could serve as guidelines to determine disputes about promotion
Introduction Promotion is an essential characteristic of the employment relationship, and it involves the process of advancing an employee from position to another position or job that may have a higher salary range, a higher status or job title and often to more...
Property Practitioners and Stakeholders take note!
On Wednesday 2 October two pieces of legislation were signed into law by president Cyril Ramaphosa that directly impact the property industry. One is the Electronic Deeds Registration Systems Bill which will see the development of an electronic deeds registration...
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