by VDT Attorneys | Aug 29, 2025 | Dismissal, Fraud, Ghost employee, Password safety, Passwords
This case involved so-called ‘ghost’ employees and employees from the Gauteng Department of Education (“Department”) that had allegedly been involved in establishing these ghost employees and benefitting from it.The complaint by the Department was that the employees...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 29, 2025 | CCTV, Sectional Title Scheme, Sectional Titles Act, Surveillance
The Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 plays an essential role in regulating the incidents related to individual ownership in sections or units of a scheme, as well as joint ownership of common property, which are managed by the Body Corporate.To better understand this,...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 29, 2025 | Bond, Mortgage, Mortgage bond, Personal servitudes, Praedial servitudes, Servitude
What is a servitude?Before delving into the impact on mortgages, it is important to understand what a ‘servitude’ is. A servitude is a limited real right that places a restriction on movable or immovable property by restricting the rights, powers, or liberties of the...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 20, 2025 | Buying property, Property offer to purchase, Property offer to purchase\, Property transactions, Selling Property
Once the contract has lapsed, the contract cannot be revived or amended through a subsequent addendum. Any attempt to do so would be legally ineffective. Property practitioners and the parties to the contract should accordingly pay close attention to the time frames...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 20, 2025 | Alienation of Land Act, Buying property, Deed of sale, Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Selling Property
Regarding section 2 of the Alienation of Land Act 68 of 1981 (“ALA”), no alienation of land will be of any force or effect unless it is contained in a deed of alienation and signed by both the seller and purchaser or by their agents acting under written authority. A...
