by admin | Jul 7, 2026 | Articles
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” (George Bernard Shaw) Many landlords assume that once a tenant stops paying rent, an eviction order will inevitably follow. A recent Western Cape High Court judgment shows how wrong...
by admin | Jun 2, 2026 | Articles
The “Aedilitian Remedies” A common sense principle inherited from early Roman law is that the buyer of an item discovering a latent (hidden) defect in it after the sale has a choice of remedies: either cancel the sale and return the item to the seller for a full...
by admin | Jun 2, 2026 | Articles
“Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) Under the antenuptial contract alone, she would have had no claim on his estate. The court found otherwise. A woman who spent three decades running a home, raising her...
by admin | Jun 2, 2026 | Articles
“A creature with a big enough head to make a contract should have the sense to make one it can keep.” (Barbara Kingsolver) A R1.725 million deposit. A bank guarantee that never arrived. A property that ultimately sold for significantly less than the original price....
by admin | Jun 2, 2026 | Articles
“I can’t afford to die; I’d lose too much money.” (George Burns, comedian) At the heart of any estate plan lies your will. Pair it with a file containing all the information and documents that your executor and heirs will need to wind up your estate, and...
by admin | Jun 2, 2026 | Articles
“The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.” (George Herbert) A Marina Da Gama property. A collapsed wooden deck. A purchase price of R1.55 million and repair costs claimed of just over R100 000. The facts are not complicated. But the legal battle...
