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Law Attorney in BloemfonteinANTENUPTIAL CONTRACTS – MARRIAGES OUT OF COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY
As stated in the previous article “Marriage in South Africa”, marriages in South Africa are governed by the Marriage Act, 25 of 1961 and the Matrimonial Property Act, 88 of 1984. For purposes of a marriage with the legal consequence of being married out of community...
REGULATION OF DATA CHARGES IN SOUTH AFRICA
According to a study performed during 2016, South Africa’s data prices were found to be up to 136% more expensive than other BRICS countries. Many consumers are, to say the very least, unhappy with the cost of data in South Africa but with the current laws in place,...
Marriage in South Africa
Marriages in South Africa are governed by the Marriage Act of 1961 and the Matrimonial Property Act of 1984 will apply. In South African law there are 3 different types of marriages – in community of property, out of community of property with the accrual system, and...
DECRIMINALIZATION OF USE OF CANNABIS FOR PRIVATE USE
In a landmark judgment handed down on 31 March 2017 in the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa, the court ordered that the possession or cultivation of cannabis, by an adult in a private dwelling and for purposes of personal use, will be deemed to...
SOCIAL MEDIA SLANDER
Everyone experiences poor or sub-standard service from businesses or service providers at some point in their life. The aforesaid can occur due to a multitude of reasons, many of which make perfect sense under the circumstances. On the other hand some excuses are...
CHANGES TO THE PRESCRIBED RATE OF INTEREST ACT
On 8 January 2016 the Judicial Matters Amendment Act, 24 of 2015, came into effect effectively amending the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act’s previous rate of 9% to 9.75% per annum. The Act was further amended to the extent that the prescribed rate of interest will...
LEGAL COST SCALES EXPLAINED
Every consumer has probably at one point or another come across a clause in an agreement referring to party and party, attorney and client or attorney and own client costs. Unfortunately, many consumers are blissfully unaware of the consequences and true meaning of...
WE ARE RELOCATING OFFICE EFFECTIVE 1 MARCH 2016
Dear Clients and followers, Kindly note that we are relocating office and as from 1 March 2016 our office will be situated at 4B Louw Wepener Street, Dan Pienaar, Bloemfontein. Please feel free to come and have a look at our new space.
Best Wishes for the year 2016
After a good rest over the festive season we are back in office and ready to grab the year 2016 and its challenges by the proverbial horns. We wish all our clients, followers and service providers, their families and loved ones a prosperous 2016 accompanied by...
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