by VDT Attorneys | Nov 18, 2025 | Bond registration, Buying property, Homeowner Options, Mortgage, Mortgage Bond Mechanics
You’ve signed your transfer and bond documents, the Transfer Attorneys have successfully registered the property in your name, and the Bond Attorneys have registered a bond over the property in favour of Bank X. So, what options do you have from here onwards?...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 18, 2025 | Case Law Shaping, Personal servitudes, Tax Implications, Termination Implications
Personal servitudes are limited real rights granted in favour of specific individuals (referred to as a “beneficiary”) over things owned by others. Personal servitudes are personal to the beneficiary, and cannot be transferred to others. Furthermore, personal...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 18, 2025 | GBV, GBV South Africa, Gender-based violence, Purple shutdown, Woman for change
To demonstrate the valuable contribution women hold in society and the economy, yet often without receiving the recognition or the necessary protection, Women for Change has called for a nationwide “downing of the tools” on Friday, 21 November 2025. Women...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 12, 2025 | Compliance, Information Regulator, PAIA, Trustee Duties, Trusts
The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) stipulates that both private and public bodies are obliged to comply with the requirements as set out in the PAIA. Whether a trust qualifies as a private body is, however, unclear in terms of the...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 12, 2025 | High-net-worth individuals, Mandatory balance sheet reporting, SARS, Tax collection efficiency, Tax planning
SARS established the High Wealth Individual Unit (HWIU) in 2021, recognising the need for a dedicated division to monitor and engage with affluent taxpayers who often possess complex financial structures, both locally and offshore. The HWIU forms part of SARS’s...
