Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is an Executive Consultant at the Cape Town branch of STBB. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer and Insolvency Practitioner with many years of experience in the fields of property law, conveyancing and the laws relating to corporate compliance (especially in respect of the FICA and POPIA laws). Up until 2018 she was also head of the firm’s national marketing portfolio. She is a seasoned public speaker and presenter, both in person and online. She prepares text for the majority of STBB’s internal and external publications and is editor and co-writer for two pivotal publications in the South African real estate industry – the ABC of Conveyancing (JUTA) and Delport’s South African Property Law and Practice (JUTA).

Property Law Update | Issue 18 – 2018

LENDERS: IF IT IS A “CREDIT TRANSACTION”, REGISTER OR THE LOAN IS VOID

Du Bruyn NO and Others v Karsten (929/2017) [2018] ZASCA 143 (28 September 2018)

For some time now there has been confusion whether it is necessary for a lender, in a once-off loan, to register with the National Credit Regulator where the loan reached a certain threshold. The Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed now that although it would be reasonable and sensible to interpret the National Credit Act as being inapplicable to once-off transactions where the role players are not participants in the credit market, the current wording did not support this. The Court suggested that the legislature should address this aspect.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

STBB’s STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE

In this, the sixtieth set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Conduct Rule 8 is discussed.

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Prescribed Conduct Rule 8
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