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Winners at WOZA – Women in law Awards 2019!
We were honoured last night at the WOZA Women in law awards to win in two of the three nominated categories, we were nominated in! Thank you WOZA, what an honour! Congratulations – SchoemanLaw Inc – Winner in the category 6+ women Lawyers 2019 Congratulations –...
Finalist: 2019 Standard Bank Top Woman Awards – Female Young Achiever Award and Top Gender Empowered Company
We are a finalist for the 2019 Standard Bank Top Woman Awards in the Top Female Young Achiever Award (Nicolene Schoeman-Louw) as well as the Top Gender Empowered Company: Diversity & Inclusion Award categories. Over the past 16 years, we have been committed to...
The offer to purchase is a binding agreement!
Introduction The purchase of property, especially for first-time buyers, may seem riddled with legalities and leaves the buyer with many questions around their rights, what they are entitled to ask and uncertainty about their responsibilities to the seller....
Labour brokers and temporary employment services: what are they?
Introduction It has long been common practice for employers to make use of so-called employment agencies or temporary employment services (“TES”). Typically, this is where an employer would approach a third party to supply temporary or short-term employees for a...
Your guide to Maintenance of Children
The duty to support a child rests commonly on both parents and must be shared between them according to their means, to provide for clothing, housing, medical care, education, and recreation (where applicable). Section 15(3)(iii) of the Maintenance Act 99 of 1998...
News item: Can Childcare and Foster grants be used as proof of income in credit applications?
A matter came before the National Consumer Tribunal (the NCT) where JMK Loans were using applicants’ childcare and foster grants as proof of income in their credit applications. The evidence showed that JMK Loans extended credit to consumers who received child support...
Finalist African Legal Awards – Best use of Technology
SchoemanLaw is happy to be a finalist in this year’s African Legal Awards. The African Legal Awards set out to recognise exceptional achievement from within Africa’s legal community.
Public Money – are the rules being “bent” to serve a specific narrative?
Introduction As South Africans, we are currently living in the reality where we hear of misappropriation of public funds, gross mismanagement in the public sector and of flawed procurement processes, almost daily. Words like “state capture” and “corruption” have...
Customary Marriages and the Division of the Joint Estate
Introduction It is a common problem in South Africa, particularly in rural areas, that when spouses to a Customary Marriage institute divorce, the husband indicates an unwillingness to accept the division of the matrimonial property. In most cases, people separate...
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