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Blog | FAQs: Signing Agreements of Sale
Under South African law, the sale of immovable property is governed by various statutory requirements. To avoid unnecessary complications and delays, it is essential to adhere to these requirements to ensure an agreement of sale is valid and legally binding.
Read MorePulse | October 2024
Encroaching branches make bad neighbours: A brief overview of legal recourse in arboreal disputes Consider the following hypothetical scenario: Ten years ago, your neighbour planted several fig trees along the wall bordering your properties. Today, the branches hang over your
Read MorePulse | Reforming the visa regime: Home Affairs gazettes amendments to Immigration Regulations
Earlier this month, the Department of Home Affairs published the revised – and much anticipated – requirements for obtaining a remote work visitor visa, and introduced a new and innovative points-based system for work visas under the Third Amendment of
Read MorePulse | Proposed amendments to JSE Listings Requirements on the cards
The JSE Limited (‘the JSE’), which advocates for enhanced corporate governance and an improvement in companies’ financial disclosure reporting mechanisms, recently published draft amendments to the JSE Listings Requirements (‘the Listings Requirements’). Pursuant to the promulgation of the Companies Amendment
Read MorePulse | Pension Funds Adjudicator dismisses claim that biological twins of deceased sperm donor are entitled to receive death benefits
In a ruling that evinces the contemporary complexities of the family law terrain, the Pension Funds Adjudicator (‘PFA’) recently dismissed a peculiar claim from the mother of a deceased sperm donor’s biological twins against Old Mutual Wealth Retirement Annuity Fund
Read MorePulse | Encroaching branches make bad neighbours: A brief overview of legal recourse in arboreal disputes
Consider the following hypothetical scenario: Ten years ago, your neighbour planted several fig trees along the wall bordering your properties. Today, the branches hang over your wall, the leaves litter your yard and clog your gutter, and the roots appear
Read MoreAll About Property | SCA ruling: Purchasers of life rights cannot reclaim purchase price paid out to a developer pre-insolvency
The Supreme Court of Appeal (‘the SCA’) was recently tasked with determining whether a group of purchasers of life rights in a retirement scheme could claim repayment of the purchase price from the developer’s conveyancers, who disbursed the funds to
Read MoreAll About Property | City of Cape Town Communique: New NHRA Exemption Areas Gazetted
In a bid to minimise bureaucratic requirements, streamline development approvals, and reduce costs, the City of Cape Town recently confirmed that specific development focus areas (‘DFAs’) are now exempted from compliance with various requirements of the National Heritage Resources Act
Read MoreAll About Property | To have and to hold: What happens to your property if your spouse is declared insolvent?
Undoubtedly, insolvency produces profound patrimonial and proprietary consequences. These consequences can be particularly devastating for married persons, irrespective of their marital regime. In a marriage of community of property, spouses’ assets, including movable and immovable property, and liabilities are pooled
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