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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 | Prospective tenants beware: Online rental scams are on the rise
As consumers’ reliance on digital technology shows no signs of slowing down, it has emerged that criminals are increasingly targeting individuals who utilise unregulated online platforms to secure accessible rental accommodation. While online rental scams are not a new phenomenon,
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Enhancing property rights: Communal Property Associations Amendment Act signed into law
Passed by Parliament in 2018, the Communal Property Associations Amendment Act (‘the Amendment Act’) was finally gazetted on Tuesday, 8th October 2024. The Amendment Act, which alters various provisions of the Communal Property Associations Act (‘the principal Act’), was introduced
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Deceased estate administration: Important update on foreign executors and SARS eFiling
STBB’s Estates Department is currently experiencing considerable delays in finalising the administration of deceased estates where the appointed executor is a foreign national or South African citizen who resides abroad and has not yet updated their details with the South
Read MorePulse | Expanding POPIA’s reach: Information Regulator publishes draft Regulations on Processing Health and Sex Life Data
Recently, the Information Regulator circulated draft Regulations on Processing Health and Sex Life Data under the Protection of Personal Information Act (‘POPIA’). Applicable to listed responsible parties processing personal information regarding data subjects’ health or sex life for circumscribed activities,
Read MorePulse | Transforming the legal industry: Government approves the B-BBEE Legal Sector Code
Last week, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition gazetted the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Legal Sector Code of Good Practice (‘the LSC’), effective 20th September 2024. Underpinned by the objectives of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act (‘the B-BBEE
Read MorePulse | Labour law update: The Labour Appeal Court clarifies the role of conciliation in large-scale retrenchments
This month, the Labour Appeal Court (‘the LAC’) handed down a seminal judgment in NUMSA v SAA Technical SOC Ltd. Centring on an analysis of section 189A(7)(b)(ii) of the Labour Relations Act (‘the Act’), the case provides much-needed clarity on
Read MoreSTBB Newsflash | Eighth time’s a charm: SARB lowers the repo rate
Moments ago, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (‘SARB’) convened its fifth meeting of the year. As widely predicted by major financial institutions and economic analysts, SARB finally elected to lower the repo rate from 8.25%
Read MoreAll About Property | High Court reverses property sale and orders the Deeds Office to revive Durban woman’s title deed
Recently, the Durban High Court in Naidoo v Changing Tides 17 (Pty) Ltd set aside a sale in execution and declared the subsequent transfer of immovable property to a third party invalid after determining that there was no legal basis
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