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Legal Speak Made Easy: “Dormant Trust”

 

Your Dormant Trust Is Not Invisible to SARS

How to Protect Your Company from Unlawful Springboarding

Dementia in the Family? Here Are Your Legal Options

One Bad Letter and Your Eviction Falls Apart

Legal Speak Made Easy The “Aedilitian Remedies”

Married Out of Community of Property? You May Still Be Entitled to a Share

Your Property Purchase Collapses: Can You Get Your Deposit Back?

Estate Planning: The Ambush Tax Lurking in the Wings

Dodgy Deck: When a Property Defect is Your Problem, Not the Seller’s

Legal Speak Made Easy: FICA v RICA

Reckless Lending: You Could Lose Everything

She Fell Out of a Safari Vehicle: When Disclaimers Fail

Bad Manager or Workplace Bully? Where the Law Draws the Line

Bodies Corporate and HOAs: Apply Your Rules With Common Sense, or Else

Legal Speak Made Easy – “Director”

Beyond Your Will: Leaving a Legacy

Considering Using Sequestration to Recover Levies? Think Again

Director Delinquency Declarations: Managing Your Risk

Buying a House: What Costs Will You Pay, and When?

Legal Speak Made Easy: “Nemo plus iuris ad alium transferre potest quam ipse habet”

Effective 1 March 2026: New National Minimum Wage

Choose Your Conveyancer with Care! A Cautionary Tale of “Fraud Unravels All”

Your New Car’s a Lemon: Here’s How to Make Lemonade and Get Your Money Back

Budget 2026: How Much Will the Increased CGT Primary Residence Exclusion Save You?

Legal Speak Made Easy: “Trade Mark”

Workplace Sexual Harassment: It’s the Victim’s Perspective That Counts

Parking Disputes and the “Reasonable Neighbour” Test

How to Protect Your Business’ Brand from Copycats

Love and the Law: Cohabiting? Get Your House in Order Now

Legal Speak Made Easy: “Codicil”

How to Fund Your Divorce if Your Spouse Can Outlitigate You

Electronic Wills Aren’t Valid: Stick to Pen and Paper

Property Sales and Side Deals: Verbal Agreements Don’t Cut it!

Your Top 10 (Legal) New Year’s Resolutions for 2026

Legal Speak Made Easy: “Beneficiary”, “Heir” or “Legatee”?

The AARTO National Rollout has Been Delayed – But Beware of Scams!

Alcohol at Work: The Cough Mixture Defence

Prescription, Procrastination, and Personal Liability for Corporate Debts

Can You Airbnb Your House or Apartment in a Residential Complex?

Legal Speak Made Easy: “Title Deed”

As 1 December Looms, Here’s What AARTO Means for Motorists and Employers

Wedding Bells? You Can Both Choose Your Own Surnames Now

Parental Leave: Out With the Old, in With the New

Selling Your House This Summer? Get Your Ducks in a Row With This Checklist

Legal Speak Made Easy: “Abuse of Process”

Don’t Let Cybercriminals Haunt You this Halloween — Verify, Verify, Verify!

Divorce Lawfare: The Serial Litigant and his Stalingrad Strategy

When Liquidation is Inevitable: A Bad Faith Business Rescue Application Backfires

The Transfer Process in a Nutshell

Excuses, Excuses: Why People Don’t Make Wills, And Why You Must

Panhandle Access to Properties – The Mistakes to Avoid

Neighbours’ Facebook Feud: Cat Pics, Karens & Keyboard Muppets

Honesty at Work: A 50c Coin Costs a Bank Teller Her Job

Legal Speak Made Easy – Per stirpes

Legal Speak Made Easy “Maintenance” or “Alimony”?

Hamburger From Hell Takes a Bite out of Restaurant’s Profits & Reputation

What Can You do When a Director Deadlock is Killing Your Company?

Divorce 101: A Simple Guide to the Legal Side

Your House Burns to the Ground: Can You Hold the Seller Liable?

Legal Speak Made Easy – “Nolle prosequi”

Private Prosecution: Neighbours at War

What’s the Normal Retirement Age? It’s Complicated, as The Plumber’s Tale Proves

A Thought for Mandela Month – How Does Ubuntu Impact Your Legal Rights?

A Bond Clause Deadline Whooshes by and a Sale Dies – Can You Revive it?

Legal Speak Made Easy: Trust Account

How to Avoid Fighting Over the House – A Guide for Life Partners

Good News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your Grandchildren

Restraint of Trade: Fatal Vagueness Means no Father Christmas to the Rescue

A R4.25m Warning to Choose Your Conveyancer with Care

Legal Speak Made Easy

Can a Body Corporate Cut the Power? It’s Complicated

Fixed Term Contracts: A Guide for Employers and Employees

BFFs no More: The Verbal Agreement That Cost R1 Million

When Does a Property Defect Justify Cancellation? A Costly Case of Buyer’s Remorse

Employers and Employees Take Note: New Earnings Threshold from 1 April 2025

Verify Banking Details Before Paying Any Invoice – You’re at Risk, Not the Creditor

Disclaimer Notices: How to Strengthen Yours

Why You Should Check That Your Estate Agent is Registered With the PPRA

Budget 2.0: A Mixed Bag, With Good News for Property

Legal Speak Made Easy: “Mortgage”, “Mortgage Bond” and “Home Loan”: What’s the Difference?

2025 Budget Speech 2.0 | How it affects you and your business

Effective 1 March 2025: New National Minimum Wage

Defending Yourself: What Weapons Can You Legally Carry?

From the Horse’s Mouth: “Should You Use AI for Legal Advice?”

Mortgage Bond Arrears: Can You Challenge a Certificate of Balance?

A Complex Issue: Beware Late Building Penalties

Do You Need a Second Will for Your Overseas Assets?

Braai Chain Hauled Over the Coals for Hidden Service Charges and Fined R1m

Employers: How to Avoid Paying Severance Pay on Retrenchment

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