by VDT Attorneys | Jun 25, 2013 | Consumer, Personal
What does the signing of this clause mean? Is the clause valid and enforceable? Can you not under any circumstances institute a valid claim against the hospital? Until recently, the answers to these questions were not in favour of the health care user. A decade ago...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2013 | Neighbour, Nuisance
Our courts have held that a resident in a town, and more particularly, a resident in a residential neighbourhood, is entitled to the ordinary comfort and convenience of his home, and if owing to the actions of his neighbour he is subjected to annoyance or...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2013 | Construction, Environment, Property
These new building regulations reflect the growing commitment of the building industry to address more energy efficient and sustainable design mechanisms as part and parcel of design philosophy. More buildings are also being certified as green buildings and it is...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2013 | Family, Marriage, Trust, Will
For Susan and James to address their concerns, it is important that when they meet with their notary public in order to agree the terms of their antenuptial contract, they fully discuss their concerns, types of assets and intended treatment of these assets at the...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2013 | Construction
The concept of vicarious liability in the construction process was addressed in the case of Langley Fox v De Valence where one Mrs De Valence instituted legal action against Langley Fox, the main contractor on a construction site, for damages arising from an injury...
