by VDT Attorneys | Mar 16, 2021 | News
One of the cornerstones of the law of succession in South Africa is the principle of freedom of testation. The basic principle is that the testator should be free to distribute the assets he or she collected in life to his or her surviving family members in order to...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 16, 2021 | News
A lot of sectional title owners are usually investors in the property market and purchased a unit for the sole purpose of renting it out and thus earning an income from the unit, usually in the form of long-term rentals. Enter web platforms like Airbnb, that allows...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 5, 2021 | Employment law, Labour law, Vicarious liability
You might be questioning what this foreign concept entails. Vicarious liability is governed by South African common law and previous case law which has developed the position over the years. The general rule of this principle is that an employer can be held liable for...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 10, 2021 | News
Upon the sequestration of an individual, the estate of such individual vests with the Master, until a Trustee is appointed for the estate. Thereafter the estate vests in the Trustee. Section 20 of the Insolvency Act regards the following as being part of the estate:...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 10, 2021 | News
In our law when a minor child dies intestate, the parent(s) of the child will inherit the estate of the child in accordance with the provisions of our Intestate Succession Act. This would imply that the grandmother of a child (like your friend) will not be eligible to...
