by Sean Slabber | 1 Jun, 2016 | Insights
BSB International Link CC owned property in Parkmore, Gauteng and its neighbour, Readam South Africa (Pty) Ltd, had a problem with the building works that BSB had undertaken. Readam argued that BSB proceeded without the prior approval of building plans by the City of...
by Sean Slabber | 25 May, 2016 | Insights
Often a question posed as the weary consumer, but are you getting the right answer? Today’s scenario: You wish to enter into an Installment Sale Agreement to purchase a new car. The seller and/or institution, who is assisting with the closing, advises that the...
by Sean Slabber | 24 May, 2016 | Insights
The Constitutional Court recently handed down judgment in the case concerning the compensation for the use of the idea of developing the Please Call Me messaging system for Vodacom, which resulted in generating billions of rands. Mr. Makate –who claims he developed...
by Sean Slabber | 20 May, 2016 | Insights
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act allows a parent living in South Africa to claim maintenance from a parent living in a foreign country and vice versa. South Africa, however, only has reciprocal enforcement agreements with Australia, Botswana,...
by Sean Slabber | 18 May, 2016 | Insights
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has recently made environmental licenses automatically available to the public. Unlike the previous position, licenses will now become available without having to submit a request in terms of the Promotion of Access to...
by Sean Slabber | 12 May, 2016 | Insights
Judgment was recently granted out of the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) in favour of Moneyweb against Fin24 for copyright infringement. The court found that three of the seven articles published by Fin24, were in part original works of Moneyweb and that Moneyweb...
