Congratulations to Mc Naught and Co Director Mark Leathers and Estee Fourie who married at Tala Game Reserve near Durban at the weekend. The reception was also held at the game reserve. The bride looked stunning in her wedding gown. Guest comments: Congratulations Mark Leathers and Estee Fourie !! Best wishes on this wonderful journey, […]
We are often asked who owns a photograph - the wedding photographer or the client who commissioned the photos, or whether photos you publish on Facebook can be used by others freely. Governing laws In South Africa, the copyright in material - artwork, photos, designs, text etc - is governed by both common law, the […]
Mark Leathers, Director of Mc Naught and Co Inc, managed to complete the Two Oceans Marathon in under 5 ½ hours which bodes well for his debut Comrades Marathon in June. The entire team at Mc Naught and Company Inc always strive to give something back to our communities and to those less fortunate. […]
Good luck to last year's Comrades ladies winner Alexandra Morozova in Sunday's race. We helped her in a legal battle vs the Comrades Marathon Association who had suspended her participation and also not paid her previous years prize money. She went on to win the race despite the pre-race drama. The Russians are back in […]
Vacant occupation - what does this mean when you buy a property? Case study, "I recently purchased property and the previous owner had tenants in the outhouse and told me upon registration tenants will be gone. The sale agreement provides for vacant occupation on registration. The property registered in my name and the tenants remained […]
Protect yourself : joint ownership of property Case study : "I co-own a property - my shares are 50%, the other owner has moved out today, the bond is in arrears, and tomorrow tenants are moving in. I never knew about this, neither was I given the choice to consent to this. What are my […]
Tomorrow is not promised... Mc Naught and Co are having a community service week next week Mon 8 May - Fri 12 May offering a FREE WILL to everyone requesting. Plan for the unexpected and make sure your family are protected by setting out in your Will who and how they will inherit. Choose your […]
Whose responsibility are property defects ? Happy clauses make happy sales... Even if the conveyancers have been appointed either by the seller or the buyer to register transfer of ownership of a property, their role is only that - to collect the required documents and the purchase price, liaising with attorneys who may have been […]
Load-shedding theft and loss of service has an impact on leases... There are a number of consequences of load-shedding, which include cable theft while the power is out, cutting of alarm systems without backup, and in general we are facing an increase in theft, water outages etc. This also has consequences for landlords and tenants […]
