As the year draws to a close, most people shift focus to wrapping up work, planning holidays, and spending time with family. But before switching off completely, it’s worth taking a moment to check in on one area that quietly impacts every part of life – your legal affairs. At Mc Naught & Co, we […]
In South Africa, a Notary Public is a specially qualified attorney appointed by the High Court to perform certain legal and formal functions requiring a high level of trust and authenticity. Unlike ordinary attorneys, notaries have the exclusive authority to prepare and certify specific legal documents for use both within South Africa and internationally. Both […]
In South Africa, property ownership generally falls into two main categories: freehold and sectional title, with exclusive use areas forming a special component of sectional title schemes. Understanding the differences between these forms of ownership is important for anyone buying or managing property. Freehold ownership (also called “full title”) means that the owner has complete […]
Courts around South Africa are battling a surprising divorce backlog. This is such a problem that a plan to fast-track annulments of more than 11 000 failed marriages in Limpopo alone has had to be devised.
Limpopo is not the only province with a heavy load of divorce applications. The South Gauteng High Court heard 33 unopposed divorces last Friday.
After being on a lock down for a substantial period, the South African economy is finally getting into the swing of things, however businesses have had to do some serious internal restructuring, which for some, unfortunately, include the retrenchment of its employees.
Have employers followed the correct procedure as set out in the Labour Relations Act or are employers using the pandemic as an unfair advantage and hiding behind the pretext of “flattening the curve” ?
Joe was the Captain of his local rugby team and have been so for the past three years, but suddenly everything changed when a fellow team member had maliciously told a false story to a local newspaper reporter who often visits the team. This resulted in a meeting with the Rugby Club’s manager and Joe was stripped as Captain and kicked of the team. It was only after talking to a friend that Joe realized he was the victim of “Defamation of Character”.
In the President’s address on 09 April 2020 regarding the extension of the lockdown, a disturbing note was South Africa’s shortage of medical protective equipment for healthcare workers to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Thus, making it high risk for our “army” who are on the forefront of this pandemic, fighting against an invisible enemy.
On 26 March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown to curb the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
While this was a wise and welcomed decision to protect the health and lives of our citizens but it also puts our economy and the livelihood of our citizens under strain.
The Corona Virus is a global pandemic and as such it affects the ability of parties to perform in terms of their contracts.
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. This has been a discovery in many trial matters run throughout South Africa, whereby it seems some matters heard before the court in civil proceedings could have easily been resolved at an earlier stage and should never have reached trial stage.
