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Fixed Term Contracts: A Guide for Employers and Employees

23 Apr 2025
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It’s vital for both employers and employees to understand the practical and legal differences between permanent and fixed term employment arrangements. What is a fixed term contract? A fixed term contract is a temporary employment arrangement with a specified start date and an...

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

23 Apr 2025
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“A body corporate’s lot is not an easy one.” (With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan) One of a body corporate’s core functions is to collect current and outstanding levies. When a section owner becomes uncooperative, recovery can turn into a difficult, costly and lengthy process....

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

26 Mar 2025
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“Good in parts” (Like the curate’s egg) Transfer duty threshold increased by 10% You pay no transfer duty if the property you are buying sells for less than the set threshold. The threshold wasn’t increased last year, so this year’s proposed 10% increase from R1,100,000 to...

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

26 Mar 2025
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“All that glisters is not gold” (William Shakespeare in Merchant of Venice) Buying or selling a home could be one of the most important financial decisions you’ll ever make. It’s an exciting time – but don’t lose sight of the need to tread with care.  A key player in the...

Disclaimer Notices: How to Strengthen Yours

26 Mar 2025
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“The minute you read something that you can’t understand, you can almost be sure that it was drawn up by a lawyer.” (Will Rogers, cowboy and actor) We’ve all seen (and probably ignored) disclaimer notices as we enter shopping centres, restaurants, businesses, hotels, sporting...

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

26 Mar 2025
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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” (Benjamin Franklin’s warning to fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736) Cases of Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud continue to surge, and recent High Court decisions have confirmed that it’s up to you to verify that you...

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

26 Mar 2025
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From 1 April 2025, the earnings threshold under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) will increase, impacting not only the BCEA but also employee protections under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and Employment Equity Act (EEA).  Broadly speaking, employees...

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

25 Feb 2025
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“O, I do not like that paying back.” (Falstaff, in Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I) A standard clause in loan agreements, suretyships and the like is the “certificate of balance” or “COB” clause.  Typically, it will read something like this (but normally with a lot more verbiage,...

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

25 Feb 2025
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“If you didn’t hear it from the horse’s mouth, it came from the other end of the horse.” (Anon) The rapid rise of AI is hard to ignore. DeepSeek’s AI assistant, only launched on 10 January this year, has grown to rival ChatGPT in popularity, making it the most widely used AI...

Defending Yourself: What Weapons Can You Legally Carry?

25 Feb 2025
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“The right of self-defence is the first law of nature.” (St. George Tucker, Blackstone’s Commentaries, 1803)  South Africa’s chronically high crime rates have left many of us wondering what the limits are when defending ourselves and our families from criminals. What...
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