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BUSINESS AND POPI: AVOIDING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

In our Compliance Unit at STBB, I resist alarmist communication to business owners regarding their POPI or POPIA (the Protection of Personal Information Act) compliance obligations. It is indeed the large proverbial elephant that must be served and digested before

Property Law Update | Issue 21 – 2020

THREE TRUSTEES, A MAJORITY VOTE AND A PROPERTY SALE AGREEMENT DISPUTE Henque 1273 CC v Du Plessis and Others (2119/2020) [2020] ZAFSHC 160 (7 September 2020) The judgment deals with disputes that arose when a Trust purported to cancel one

POINTS RELATING TO YOUR WILL TO CONSIDER WHEN YOUR MARRIAGE IS TERMINATED BY DIVORCE

If your will which you signed while you were married makes provision for a bequest to your spouse and your marriage is subsequently terminated by divorce, then the Wills Act ( the law in South Africa governing the requirements for

From the desk of Annetjie | BUYING PROPERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA AS A NON-RESIDENT

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION TO BE KEPT BY THE BUYER When a non-resident uses funds transferred directly from a foreign source to purchase a property, the agent/conveyancer must give specific instructions to the buyer to keep the below documents in paper form

From the desk of Annetjie | CSOS Answers frequently asked questions by members of Community Schemes

On 23 June 2020 CSOS acting Chief Ombud, Ndivhuo Rabuli, published a directive and answers to 43 frequently asked questions that have bearing on homeowners’ associations and body corporates. The questions range from general questions to specific questions relating to registration of

Newsflash | POPI COUNTDOWN AND YOU

Today the bulk of the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) finally becomes operational and your 12 month countdown to compliance begins. POPI gives effect to your right to privacy and the prescribed principles that must be

Property Law Update | Issue 13 – 2020

PURCHASER’S REMEDY WHERE PARKING BAY NOT CEDED ON TRANSFER OF UNIT Le Roux v Dunrobin Body Corporate and Others (10268/2019)[2020] ZAWCHC 53 (9 June 2020) It happens from time to time that, due to oversight, a formal cession of an exclusive use

Newsflash | POPI Shortly in operation

POPI SHORTLY IN OPERATION President Cyril Ramaphosa today announced the commencement dates for most of the remaining parts of the Protection of Personal Information Act. The Act has been put into operation incrementally, with a number of sections having been

Thought of the Week | Remember The Importance Of Incoming And Outgoing Inspections

Model rental property tenants often morph into nightmare tenants when they move out. Damage left to the property, perhaps also coupled with unpaid utility bills, can wipe out much of the returns that the landlord had hoped to make. It