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Property Law Update | Issue 21 – 2024

CAN ONE LOSE THE MONEY PAID FOR A LIFE RIGHT IN A RETIREMENT SCHEME? Herold Gie and Broadhead Inc v Harris N O and Others (602/2023) [2024] ZASCA 125 (13 September 2024) The Housing Development Schemes for Retired Persons Act

Pulse | September 2024

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

Pulse | 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,

Pulse | 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

Pulse | 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

STBB 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%

All About Property | September 2024

SPLIT ZONING AND CLERICAL ERRORS: A SUMMARY OF CAPE ESTATE PROPERTIES (PTY) LTD V GEORGE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY In May 2023, a full bench of the Western Cape High Court found in favour of a developer, Cape Estate Properties (‘the Appellant’),

All 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

All About Property | Explainer: A seller’s guide to bond cancellation

Are you in the process of cancelling the bond over your property? Whether you’re intending to sell or are finalising the details of your sale agreement, there are various legal requirements and costs associated with formalising bond cancellation. At STBB,

All About Property | Split zoning and clerical errors: A summary of Cape Estate Properties (Pty) Ltd v George Local Municipality

In May 2023, a full bench of the Western Cape High Court found in favour of a developer, Cape Estate Properties (‘the Appellant’), in its appeal against a decision of the George Local Municipality concerning the determination of the zoning

Property Law Update | Issue 21 – 2024

Pulse | September 2024

Pulse | Expanding POPIA’s reach: Information Regulator publishes draft Regulations on Processing Health and Sex Life Data

Pulse | Transforming the legal industry: Government approves the B-BBEE Legal Sector Code

Pulse | Labour law update: The Labour Appeal Court clarifies the role of conciliation in large-scale retrenchments

STBB Newsflash | Eighth time’s a charm: SARB lowers the repo rate

All About Property | September 2024

All About Property | High Court reverses property sale and orders the Deeds Office to revive Durban woman’s title deed

All About Property | Explainer: A seller’s guide to bond cancellation

All About Property | Split zoning and clerical errors: A summary of Cape Estate Properties (Pty) Ltd v George Local Municipality

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