Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is a Director 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 44 – 2016

FFC IN NAME OF COMPANY, NOT CC: NO COMMISSION

Brodsky Trading 224 CC v Cronimet Chrome Mining SA (Pty) Ltd and Others (39/2016) [2016] ZASCA 175 (25 November 2016)

An estate agent’s Fidelity Fund Certificate (FFC) is a prerequisite for the agent to operate and earn commission. The law requires further that where the agent is a company or close corporation (CC), a FFC is required for both the company or CC and the directors or members. This matter dealt with a commission claim by an agency that converted from a company to a close corporation and, at the time the sale transaction was concluded, a FFC existed for the company and director although the agency was by then a close corporation. Could the commission claim succeed on the basis that there was at least ‘substantial compliance’ with the FFC requirement?

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

STBB’S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE

In this, the sixth set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, the details of section 7 of the Act are provided. It deals with trustees of bodies corporate.

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Section 7 of the Act – Trustees of the Body Corporate
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