by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2018 | Conveyancing, Credit Act, Loan, Property, Sale
Most property sale agreements contain a suspensive condition that makes the purchase subject to the purchaser obtaining financing within a certain period of time. To understand whether this period of time can be extended, it is important to firstly understand what...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2018 | Child, Family, Labour, Sexual Offence
A National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) was established in June 2009 by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, No. 32 of 2007 to assist in curbing the prevalence of...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2018 | Antenuptials, Contract, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family, Marriage
In a marriage in community of property, our South African law determines that spouses to such a marriage has one joint estate and each party to the marriage has the right to perform juristic acts with regard to the joint estate as they are equal managers of the joint...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2018 | Commercial, Consumer, Contract, Litigation
We have all seen the fine print in standard form agreements, sometimes with print so small and filled with legalese that even to the trained eye, these provisions look like another language altogether. In general in our law there is a growing trend away from such fine...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2018 | Court, Law, Litigation
Firstly, your friend is right. Our courts do create law, but not necessarily in the way that you understand our Government to do so through the passing of legislation. Our courts rather do so through the interpretation of our legislation and applying and developing...
