by VDT Attorneys | Jun 19, 2024 | Child, Child Rights, Children’s Act, Contract
As stipulated in the Children’s Act 38 of 2005, a child, whether male or female, becomes a major upon reaching the age of 18 years. Similar to persons of unsound mind, minor children under the age of 7 do not have contractual capacity. No agreement entered into by...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 28, 2023 | Breach, Contract, Damages, Termination
The first mistake parties often make when wishing to terminate a contract, is to lack the same diligence to be contractually accurate as when they concluded the contract. In most contracts, parties would have provided for grounds for when and how the contract may be...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Commercial, Contract, Conveyancing, Property
It is true that a suspensive condition or condition precedent (same thing) can appear quite daunting and legalistic to understand. It is also true that it appears quite regularly in contracts and can have important consequences if not properly understood or managed by...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Contract, Insolvency, Lease, Property
Generally rental agreements will contain a clause that stipulates that the lease agreement will terminate upon the insolvency of the tenant. However, such provisions may not provide the necessary protection if the provisions of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 are not...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 3, 2019 | Child, Contract, Education, School
The South African Schools Act of 1996 recognizes two categories of schools, namely public schools and independent schools. Public schools are run by the national government represented by the Minister for Education, provincial government represented by the MEC for...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2018 | Contract, Employment, Labour
The Department of Labour has recently published the Employment Equity Amendment Bill 2018 with the aim of more aggressively targeting transformation in the workplace. Some of the significant amendments to look out for are contained in amendments to sections 53 and...
