by VDT Attorneys | Sep 12, 2016 | Property, Sectional Title
There are two types of meetings that can be held in a sectional title scheme, namely an annual general meeting (“AGM”) and a special general meeting (“SGM”), with the AGM probably the most important of the two. The SGM comprises of all other general meetings held in...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | Agri, Farming, Property, Sale
Subdividing agricultural land is a time-consuming, expensive and often challenging exercise, frequently resulting in no success. This can be ascribed to the provisions of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act of 1970 (“the Act”) which expressly prohibits the...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 11, 2016 | Property
Legally binding electronic transactions and the use of electronic signatures have been increasing in prevalence since the promulgation of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act of 2002 (“ECT Act”) which regulates electronic transactions in our country. As...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 7, 2016 | Property
A distinctive feature of co-ownership in property when compared to all other forms of co-ownership such as partnerships or associations is the fact that a co-owner may freely sell his share of the property without reference to the other co-owner. You can however only...
by VDT Attorneys | Jun 2, 2016 | Business, Commercial, Property
Firstly, I should commend you for including a restraint of trade clause. So many owners sell a business without a proper restraint of trade in place and thereby immediately weakening the value of their investment. Secondly, your concern regarding the conduct of the...
by VDT Attorneys | May 9, 2016 | Property
As a rule of thumb our common law determines that a seller is the party entitled to nominate who the transferring attorney must be, given that the seller carries more risk than the purchaser. That said, nothing prohibits parties from agreeing that the purchaser can...
