by VDT Attorneys | Dec 14, 2015 | Property, Sectional Title
The legislation you are referring to is most probably the new Community Schemes Ombud Service Act (“Ombud Service Act”) and in particular new regulations to this Act recently published for comment. The Ombud Service Act together with a closely linked piece of...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2015 | Commercial, Information, POPI
The promulgation and phased implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPI), has many businesses wondering, as in your case, whether its commencement will affect the manner in which their business collects and stores the information of...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2015 | BEE, Business, Commercial
Your experience with your big client is part of the cascade effect that the BEE legislation in South Africa envisages to ensure that companies indirectly (or directly as in your case) place pressure on their suppliers to comply with BEE legislation. Right now, as you...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2015 | Estate Planning, Will
The Wills Act 7 of 1953 requires strict formalities to be complied with for a will to be recognised as the testator`s final will. These formalities include: 1. that the will is signed at the end thereof by the testator; 2. that such signature is made by the testator...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2015 | Lease, Property
This is a complex question that doesn’t necessarily have a short answer. The first step is to study the rental agreement to determine if it specifically states what the respective rights and duties of the parties are when it comes to lease improvements. Parties can...
