by VDT Attorneys | Apr 25, 2018 | Estate Planning, Will
Finding the will of a deceased relative If the deceased person left a will the first thing to do is find it. If they did not tell you beforehand where their will was, you can try calling the probate court in their district or the office of the Master of the High Court...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2018 | Property, Tax
As a point of departure, let us assume that transfer duty is not applicable to this transaction. Instead, the purchaser is liable to pay VAT on the purchase price. On 22 February 2018, the Minister of Finance announced that the VAT was to increase from 14% to 15% as...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2018 | Arrest, Criminal, Dispute resolution, Litigation
The South African Police may offer an arrested person the option of paying an admission of guilt fine, but only if the person has been arrested for a less serious offence, and so doing lighten the load of congested court rolls. This fine is paid before the accused...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2018 | Property, Sectional Title, Sectional Title and Community Schemes, Water Rights
The general rule in sectional title schemes is that owners are billed according to the participation quota in the scheme, determined according to the relative size of the unit. The problem with this is that this is not always reflective of the actual use of the water....
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2018 | Commercial, Compliance, Information, POPI
Your views and frustrations are shared by many consumers, and you are correct to note that the Information Regulator has again delayed the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”) from coming into operation. Although we don’t know when POPI will...
