by VDT Attorneys | Sep 11, 2020 | News
To assess whether your business would be able to claim for the impact of Covid-19, it would require an assessment of your business insurance policy wording. Typically, the type of insurance that you could consider to claim from should you have such, is business...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 25, 2020 | Credit agreements, Prescription, Suretyship
Suretyship is accessory in nature, which is what differentiates it from other contracts of indemnity such as insurance. This means that suretyship only comes into being if there is a valid principle debt, or primary obligation. The accessorial nature of suretyship,...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 19, 2020 | POPI, POPI Act, POPIA, Protection of Personal Information Act
A lot has happened in South Africa since April though; with lockdown regulations continuing to ease, the majority of businesses operating again and staff members also returning to work. However, by no means is the pandemic over and, in addition, the big news is that...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 17, 2020 | News
Since March 2020, various initiatives and forms of relief funding has been established for businesses in South Africa, to mitigate the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and national lockdown. For example, the Tourism Relief Fund, amongst other debt relief...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 17, 2020 | News
As South Africa still finds itself in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, your question is most certainly relevant to most buyers and sellers, even more so as parties ponder the safety issues surrounding buying or selling a house during the pandemic. That said, in...
