by VDT Attorneys | Jun 7, 2019 | Body corporate, Dispute resolution, Litigation, Property, Sectional Title, Sectional Title and Community Schemes
From the Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (“STSMA”) it is clear that the body corporate of a sectional title scheme is the entity responsible for the enforcement of the rules, the control, administration and management of the scheme and the common property for...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Consumer, Dispute resolution, Employment, Labour, Suspension
It is a general principle of our labour laws that dealings between an employer and an employee must be fair and reasonable in all aspects. This includes a decision by an employer whether to impose a suspension or not. There are two types of suspensions and it is...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Business, Dispute resolution, Interdict, Municipality, Property, Residential, Rights, Zoning
From the outset it must be clearly stated that not all businesses being operated from a residential property is illegal and unlawful. There are a number of aspects that must be considered to determine whether or not the business may be operated from a residential...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 12, 2019 | Dispute resolution, Employment, Labour
The short answer is that you can be fired. This is based on the premise that the nature of an employment relationship is one of trust which requires an employee to show utmost good faith towards the employer. Accordingly, our labour laws recognise that an act which is...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 8, 2018 | Death, Deceased Estate, Dispute resolution, Estate Planning, Litigation
It is possible to have an executor removed from an estate, but it should be noted that this can only be done by the Master of the High Court or a court of law, on the grounds listed in section 54 of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965 (“the Act”). The Act...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 12, 2018 | Child, Child Support, Dispute resolution, Family, Litigation
As a point of departure it is important to note that our South African law as a rule does not make specific provision for a grandparent’s rights over their grandchildren. That said, our Children’s Act 38 of 2005 does provide for a way to establish such rights. In...
