by Sean Slabber | 22 Jan, 2024 | Insights
Sheri Breslaw from Fairbridges Wertheim Becker’s Family Law department was recently interviewed on Cape Talk Radio’s Legal Talk segment with Pippa Hudson. They chatted on the topic of Maintenance for children after 18 years. Listen to the interview...
by Chelsea Brown | 12 Dec, 2023 | Insights
In October 2021, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) introduced a Development Contributions (DC) Policy, signalling a transformative approach to managing infrastructure demands of new developments. This policy mandated a levy on all new developments to fund infrastructure...
by Chelsea Brown | 28 Nov, 2023 | Insights
According to South Africa’s Constitution, no one can be evicted or have their “home” demolished without a court order. This principle is reinforced by the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act, 1998 (PIE), which upholds the right...
by Sean Slabber | 20 Sep, 2023 | Insights
A share buy-back, or share repurchase, is a transaction in which a company buys back its issued shares from a shareholder. Section 48 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Act”) regulates how a company, or its subsidiary, may acquire the company’s...
by Sean Slabber | 8 Aug, 2023 | Insights
With the lens on the developer of a sectional title scheme, a distinction needs to be made between Developer A, who owns undeveloped land on which they intend to develop buildings comprising a sectional title scheme and Developer B, who owns land on which a building...
by Sean Slabber | 3 Aug, 2023 | Insights
Whilst shopping in the supermarket, do you always take specific and particular notice of the branded items you place in your trolley? Have you ever picked up an item and, on closer inspection, realised it wasn’t the product you were looking to buy, or you bought...