by VDT Attorneys | Jun 19, 2017 | Estate Planning, Will
However, the role of an estate executor and who can be appointed as one has been largely misunderstood. What does the executor do? “Executor” is the legal term for referring to the person, or people, nominated in your will to carry out the directives you set out in...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 9, 2017 | Child
Surrogacy is allowed in South Africa and is regulated by the Childrens Act. The Children’s Act contains strict prerequisites which parents must satisfy before entering into a surrogacy agreement. These prerequisites include (but are not limited to only these): • The...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 9, 2017 | Construction, Consumer, Conveyancing, Property
A “servitude” is a limited real right registered in the Deeds Office against the title deed of the property of a person in favour of another person or entity. The holder of the servitude (right) will therefore be entitled to exercise some right on the property of...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 9, 2017 | Business, Commercial, Company, FICA
The Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (“FICA”) was introduced in South Africa to govern financial intelligence and to assist in the combatting of financial crime. The recent Amendment Act to FICA is intended to enhance and modernise our South African...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 9, 2017 | BEE, Business, Consumer
The amended Forestry Sector BEE Code (“Amended Forestry Code”) has been gazetted and is in force without a transition period. This means that all enterprises in this sector will immediately upon their next BEE rating be required to meet the requirements of the Amended...
