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Blog | Quick question: Can I change my matrimonial property system?
In the prevailing economic climate, it is not uncommon for couples to want to alter their matrimonial property regime to secure their financial and proprietary interests. Specifically, couples married in community of property may decide that they’d prefer to be
Read MorePulse | SCA rules municipal officials are personally liable for irregular expenditure
Recently, the SCA delivered a groundbreaking judgment in Mbambisa v Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, finding former officials of the Nelson Mandela Municipality personally liable for incurring irregular expenditure. In this case, the Municipality sought to recover just over R7.6
Read MorePulse | Non-compliant entities beware: CIPC to deregister over 500 000 companies
In a recent media statement, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (‘CIPC’), a regulatory body responsible for the registration and regulation of companies, co-operatives, and intellectual property rights, confirmed that it intends to deregister more than 500 000 companies and
Read MorePulse | Occupational health and safety: A guideline
Last month, the Department of Employment and Labour (‘the Department’) published a new guideline for employers and employees on the core elements of health and safety in the workplace. Simplifying the key facets of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
Read MorePulse | Revenge porn ruling: High Court awards plaintiff R4.3 million in damages in landmark judgment
In a watershed judgment, a victim of revenge porn was awarded civil damages in the amount of R4.3 million after her former fiancé and his wife shared intimate and explicit videos and images of her on Facebook. In the recent
Read MorePulse | Serving the best interests of the child: SCA upholds High Court decision denying father primary residence and care
In a recent judgment highlighting the critical importance of the best interests of the child standard in divorce proceedings, the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘the SCA’) denied a father’s application for leave to appeal an order of the North Gauteng
Read MoreConveyancing Correspondent | Modernising deeds registration: Ramaphosa signs the much-awaited Deeds Registries Amendment Bill into law
Tabled before Parliament in 2022, the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) was passed earlier this year and finally assented to by President Ramaphosa last week. Designed to modernise and streamline the administration of deeds registration processes and procedures, the
Read MoreNewsflash | The North Gauteng Deeds Registry: Pretoria confirms December 2024 working arrangements
The North Gauteng Deeds Registry: Pretoria has confirmed its December 2024 working arrangements in anticipation of its closure over the festive season. According to the details of a notice issued by the Acting Registrar of Deeds: North Gauteng, please note
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