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- Dr Samantha Smith is a creative Attorney holding a BSocSci, LLB, LLM, and PhD (Law) from UCT. She leads content marketing & strategy across STBB's channels, thought leadership, SEO, and legal marketing collateral.
All About Property | ‘Without good cause in law’: Can a court order a sectional title owner to consent to a scheme extension?
Last month, the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘the SCA’) partially upheld an appeal by a body corporate seeking to force various owners in a sectional title scheme to consent to it obtaining a certificate of real right concerning the scheme’s
Read MoreAll About Property | Looking ahead: What’s in store for South Africa’s residential property market in 2025?
Against the backdrop of consecutive interest rate cuts and heightened investor confidence, property experts widely predict a relatively positive outlook for South Africa’s residential property market in 2025. For these industry specialists, the country’s property landscape will be characterised by
Read MoreAll About Property | Property transactions & foreign marriages: When and why is co-signing required?
With its scenic landscapes, favourable climate, and competitively priced real estate, South Africa remains a popular choice for foreign investors. As the country’s largest property law and conveyancing firm, STBB regularly handles property transactions involving foreign purchasers and sellers. In
Read MoreNewsflash | Just in: Ramaphosa signs the Expropriation Bill into law
Yesterday, the President assented to the highly controversial Expropriation Bill* (‘the Bill’). Tabled before Parliament in late 2020, the Bill has predictably been the subject of extensive parliamentary deliberations and political debate during its five-year journey to promulgation. Crucially, the
Read MorePulse | Is the Taxing Master entitled to disallow the payment of an executor’s professional fees?
Last month, the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘the SCA’) adjudicated whether the executor of a deceased estate, being an attorney acting in a professional capacity on behalf of the deceased in litigation proceedings, was entitled to remuneration following the Taxing
Read MorePulse | January 2025
Labour law update: The Employment Equity Amendment Act is now operational Assented to in April 2023, the Employment Equity Amendment Act (‘the Amendment Act’), which introduces the controversial concept of ‘sectoral targets’ for designated employers and those seeking to conduct
Read MorePulse | ‘Without a roof over their heads’: High Court denies father’s request to remove spouse and children from sold matrimonial home
Recently, the Western Cape High Court ordered a father embroiled in protracted divorce proceedings to settle his maintenance arrears before his wife and minor children are required to vacate the matrimonial home, which he unilaterally sold without securing alternative accommodation
Read MorePulse | The National Treasury aims to tighten anti-money laundering and terrorism financing laws
In a clear bid to facilitate South Africa’s removal from the grey list, the National Treasury recently published the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) for public comment. Following its greylisting by the Financial
Read MorePulse | Labour law update: The Employment Equity Amendment Act is now operational
Assented to in April 2023, the Employment Equity Amendment Act (‘the Amendment Act’), which introduces the controversial concept of ‘sectoral targets’ for designated employers and those seeking to conduct business with government, came into operation on 1st January 2025. Designed
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