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The Given Nkwane Case – Can the Bank sell your home to recover Mortgage Debt?
Today, most people cannot afford to purchase Immoveable Property (hereinafter referred to as “property”) without applying for a home loan to a bank and/or financial institution. If the purchase of the property is subject to mortgage bond approval, it allows the...
Data Security should be top priority for all businesses
Read our feature in The Star Newspaper, published on 21 September 2018.
Suretyship Agreements – What Are They?
A suretyship agreement is defined as an agreement in terms of which a third party, namely the surety, undertakes liability towards a creditor for the proper performance of a portion of or the entire obligation of a debtor. A valid principal obligation between the...
The Constitutional Court legalises the private use of marijuana
The Constitutional Court handed down an unanimous judgment on 18 September 2018 that now makes it legal for adults to cultivate and smoke marijuana in the comfort of their own homes. This was greeted by much jubilation inside the Court Room as well as outside. Many...
Antenuptial Contracts – Part 1 of 3 -Implications of Marriage Out of Community of Property
In the twenty first century many couples are entering into an Antenuptial Contract in order to protect their individual assets and restrict their exposure to liabilities brought on in terms of solemnizing a marriage or civil union in community of property. The...
Share Buy-Backs and Waiver
Investing in a private company is a personal decision contingent on sometimes, many personal factors. That being on the one side and on the other, the Company’s right to buy back shares. Companies are in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, as amended (hereinafter...
SchoemanLaw Wins 2018 Women Empowerment in the Workplace Award, Gender Mainstreaming Awards
SchoemanLaw was announced as the winners of the 2018 Gender Mainstreaming Awards – Women Empowerment in the Workplace, Unlisted Companies. The Women Empowerment in the Workplace award acknowledges organisations that not only have advanced women in their workplaces...
Resignation – what Employers must know
It has become common practice for Employees to resign with immediate effect. Employers are often relieved when Employees resign in such a manner. This is due to the fact that Employees that have resigned usually create more problems in the workplace when serving their...
The Star: Assessing the merits of alternative dispute resolution
Read our feature in The Star Newspaper, published on 30 August 2018.
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