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Thought of the Week | Registering Solar Power Installations

CAPE TOWN DUE DATE FOR REGISTERING SOLAR POWER INSTALLATIONS Owners of properties with solar power systems, and which properties are situated in the jurisdiction of the City of Cape Town Municipality, must register their installation with the City by 31

Thought of the Week | Transfer Duty and Divorce

Where a divorce settlement agreement provides that a spouse will acquire sole ownership in the whole or a portion of property registered in the name of his or her divorced spouse, the transaction is exempt from transfer duty. Does it

Thought of the Week | Calculating The Amount Of Child Maintenance

In our law, both parents have a duty to support their child. This duty encompasses direct and indirect costs and includes educational and medical expenses, food, transport, clothing and accommodation. But how is an amount arrived at? The amount of

Thought of the Week | Interest On Deposit In Attorney Trust Account

With effect from 1 March 2019, interest earned on moneys invested by your attorney in a designated trust account, must be dealt with in accordance with section 86(4) of the Legal Practice Act. This section provides that the attorney firm

Thought of the Week | New Monetary Threshold For Small Claims Court

Earlier this month, in a notice published in the Government Gazette, it was confirmed that the monetary jurisdiction of Small Claims Courts will be increased to R20 000 from 1 April 2019 onwards. According to the Justice and Constitutional Development

Thought of the Week | Prohibiting Short-Term Letting In Sectional Title Schemes

Two investors bought properties in a sectional title scheme, specifically for purposes of generating an income from short-term letting. When the properties were purchased there was no prohibition on short-term letting. However, at an annual general meeting held during 2017,

Thought of the Week | Making a Bequest In Your Will To A Beneficiary Who Is Married In Community Of Property

When you make a bequest in your will to a beneficiary who is married in community of property, the inheritance will fall into the joint estate of that beneficiary and his or her spouse. If a testator seeks to avoid

Thought of the Week | Unmarried Father Wins Right For Son To Carry His Name

Last month, the Durban High Court granted a father the right to insist that his particulars are inserted on the birth certificate of his five-year-old son, born out of wedlock. The facts showed that the father was devoted to his

Thought of the Week | Increase In Domestic Workers’ Wages Effective 3 December

The Department of Labour yesterday announced the wage increases for all domestic workers, effective from 3 December 2018, as follows: Those working more than 27 ordinary hours per week: Area Metro Areas Other Areas Hourly Rate R13.69 R12.47 Weekly Rate

Thought of the Week | Common Property Problems Cause Damage to Section: Can I Claim?

The Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act obliges the body corporate to maintain a scheme’s common property. Owners are in turn required to repair and maintain their sections. Is the body corporate, as a result, automatically responsible to arrange and pay