{"id":3924,"date":"2017-09-14T10:32:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T08:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2019-11-14T10:35:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T08:35:22","slug":"property-law-update-issue-28-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-28-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Law Update | Issue 28 – 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

AGREEMENTS ARE NOT CHILD\u2019S PLAY<\/h2>\n

Anthony and Another v Japies and Others (17614\/2016) [2017] ZAWCHC 92(12 September 2017)<\/h3>\n

The facts of the dispute in this matter tell a story of many twists and turns in the sale of a property and evidence an absence of appreciation of the status of a validly concluded agreement. Here the seller of immovable property sold it to one purchaser and straight after to another purchaser. The second purchaser decided to take transfer, despite being advised that there may be a claim from the previous purchaser. A costly exercise for both the seller and second purchaser, as the judgment shows.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Judgment<\/span><\/a>
\nSummary of the Judgment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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STBB’S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE<\/h2>\n

In this, the thirty-seventh set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Management Rule 16 is discussed.<\/p>\n

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\nPrescribed Management Rule 16<\/span><\/a>
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