An often-overlooked aspect of a sale of business, is the treatment of staff, with the financial objectives of the sale taking precedence. In this article, we look at the rights of employees and the importance of these rights being upheld during and post the transfer process to limit the employer’s liability to claims of unfair conduct.
The Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 20 of 2024 (“Amendment Act”) marks a significant step toward modernising the South African Land Registration System. Whilst many of the changes are technical in nature and aimed at clarifying certain ambiguities in the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 (“the Act”), the Amendment Act also proposes substantive reforms, including the adoption of a fully electronic land registration system and expanded roles for government personnel involved in land transactions. In this article, we take a brief look at some of these changes.
The duty to maintain a child is of utmost importance. But what happens when your financial circumstances change, causing you to fall behind on maintenance payments? Can you challenge the maintenance order in such a situation?