COURT SCRUTINISES WHETHER PROPERTY BROKER’S SERVICES REQUIRED FAIS REGISTRATION Jurie Wynand Van Dyk t/a Van Dyks Property Brokers v M3T Developments (Pty) Ltd (1478/2023) [2024] ZAWCHC 219 (23 August 2024) This dispute involves a property broker’s claim for commission after
Read MoreWessel Hamman Trust and Others v Emfuleni Local Municipality and Another ZAGPJHC 731 (13 August 2024) There exists precedent in our law for awarding constitutional damages to a party where such party’s constitutional rights have been affected. In this judgment,
Read MoreClub Kerkira (Pty) Limited v Trustees of Club Kerkira Body Corporate and Others ZAKZDHC 40 (4 June 2024) The Kerkira sectional title scheme development was opened in 1992 on a large piece of land, some 44 hectares in extent. It
Read MoreIn a May 2024 judgment (MM v Kiewiet ZAGPPHC 411 (3 May 2024)), the Gauteng High Court was tasked with making a decision as to whether an interim protection order, issued under the Harassment Act, should be made final or
Read MoreIn March this year, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (‘the PPRA’) asserted during a webinar, that possession of a valid and compliant B-BBEE certificate is a statutory prerequisite for the issuance of a Fidelity Fund Certificate (‘FFC’), without which property
Read MoreIn news reports this week, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has again lamented the fact that many accountable institutions remain non-compliant with its directives and the provisions of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act. The effect hereof, it records, is that
Read MoreIS WAIVER OF A CONTRACTUAL RIGHT PROHIBITED BY A NON-VARIATION CLAUSE? Phoenix Salt Industries (Pty) Ltd v The Lubavitch Foundation of Southern Africa (330/2023) [2024] ZASCA 107 (3 July 2024) In this matter, the Supreme Court of Appeal considered whether
Read MoreBANK’S PRE-AGREEMENT STATEMENT AND QUOTATION CONSTITUTES LOAN APPROVAL ‘IN PRINCIPLE’ Setso Property Fund (Pty) Ltd v Manama (2023/0027101) [2024] ZAGPJHC 592 (21 June 2024) In this rare instance where a seller chose to enforce an agreement against a defaulting purchaser,
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