by VDT Attorneys | Sep 14, 2021 | Company, Employee, Employer, Employment, Employment law, Labour, Privacy
CCTV monitoring is a useful tool for improving security and identifying misconduct in the workplace. However, the ability of an employer to monitor employee conduct via such a tool is not unfettered, and an employer should take heed of the following aspects before...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 14, 2021 | Family, Family Law, Maintenance, Sequestration
Where an ex-spouse is in arrears with maintenance, the first step would usually be to enforce the maintenance agreement / order via the courts. However, should the spouse not have an income or ability to pay or physical assets that can be executed against, our courts...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 14, 2021 | Business, Company, Corporate, Shareholder
It is common practice for shareholders to appoint a proxy to represent them when they, as shareholders, are not available, able or inclined to attend a shareholders’ meeting themselves. On receiving notice of a shareholders meeting, a shareholder can then decide how...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 12, 2021 | Estate Agent, Property, Residential
Commission is only payable to an estate agent if they were the effective cause of the sale. This will need to be determined with reference to a number of factors, including the mandate given to the estate agent. A mandate is an instruction by the seller to an agent...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 10, 2021 | Bond, Mortgage, Property, Property law, Purchaser, Residential, Transfer costs, Transfer process
You are correct. Buying a house is a big decision and does require you to be prepared for all the costs relating to the purchase, including potential attorney fees that may need to be paid. In practice, the general rule applied (unless the deed of sale deals with it...
