#COVID19 – The Understated Importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution Clauses in Contracts
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting nation-wide lockdown has tested every facet of the South African economy, its legal system and the ability of its entrepreneurs and innovators to withstand immense turmoil. With the South African legal system coming to an almost...
Landlords And Tenants – Once Again Head To Head
Since the implementation of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 and the “lockdown” regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, landlords and tenants have been head to head. In many instances comprise seems to have been found, but not in all cases. It is...
Legal Representation During Arbitration
It is undisputed that the majority of people who refer disputes to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“the CCMA”) hail from the vulnerable parts of our society. Most of them are poor, are not very educated and a vast number of them...
The In Duplum Rule – How far does it Go? Limited to Credit Agreements – or Not?
The in duplum rule has been part of South African law for more than 100 years, translated, in duplum means ‘double the amount’. This common law rule provides that interest on a debt will cease to run where the total amount of arrear interest has accrued to...
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