How Does the New Corruption Reporting Law Affect Your Business?
' In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption...' (President Cyril Ramaphosa) You may have...
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How Can You Protect Your Heirs’ Inheritances from Their Creditors?
'The only person who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend, is a creditor.' (Unknown) You’ve done everything you can to leave...
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King-Essack & Associates
Nov 184 min read
Three Ways to Protect Yourself from the Nightmare Neighbour in Your Complex
'A bad neighbour is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.' (Hesiod, 700 BCE) It seems that every community has at...
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King-Essack & Associates
Nov 73 min read
Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage
Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage
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King-Essack & Associates
Oct 163 min read
Waiving the Bond Clause to Keep a Sale Alive: Risk Versus Reward
' This sale agreement is no more! It has ceased to be! This is an EX-sale!' (With apologies to Monty Python) A 'bond clause' – standard...
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King-Essack & Associates
Oct 93 min read
When Can You Legally Record Conversations?
'Big Brother is watching you.' (George Orwell) Your smartphone lets you record just about anything, anywhere and at any time. Your laptop...
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King-Essack & Associates
Oct 23 min read
Sibling Showdown: How One Missing Word in a Will Divided a Family
'From small mistakes come great catastrophes.' (Justin Cronin) We’ve all seen how even the smallest mistake can have huge consequences...
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King-Essack & Associates
Sep 183 min read
Property: Why Do You Need an Occupancy Certificate Before You Buy?
'…there is no obligation on the [seller] to obtain an occupancy certificate and to furnish it to the [buyers]' (Extract from judgment...
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King-Essack & Associates
Sep 112 min read
How to Safeguard Your Digital Presence: A Simple Checklist for Website Compliance
' It’s important to remember your competitor is only one mouse click away' (Doug Warner) Your website, social media profiles and other...
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King-Essack & Associates
Sep 42 min read
Sour Grapes? Don’t Make Accusations Unless They’re True
' I am disgraced, impeached, and baffled here, Pierced to the soul with slander’s venomed spear.' (William Shakespeare) Here’s another...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 292 min read
Divorce Diaries: Anti-Dissipation Orders in Action
'Love is grand. Divorce is a hundred grand.' (Anon) In the boiler room that is the divorce court, it’s common to hear accusations and...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 234 min read
It’s Sick Leave Season – Can You Reject a Dodgy Doctor’s Sick Note?
'Many people including workers in South Africa do not have the wherewithal to determine between a qualified doctor, an unqualified doctor...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 142 min read
The Garage Door That Had the Complex Up in Arms
'Good fences make good neighbours.' (Robert Frost) When you buy into a community scheme (such as a security estate, complex or apartment...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 73 min read
Can You Sign an Affidavit Over Zoom?
'These technological developments would have seemed far-fetched and science fiction a brief few years ago.' (Extract from judgment below)...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 13 min read
Home Buyer loses R5,5m in Phishing Scam – Don’t Make the Same Mistake!
'[The buyer] must in the circumstances take responsibility for her failure to protect herself against a known risk' (extract from...
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King-Essack & Associates
Jul 243 min read
The New Cannabis Act: Here’s What You Will and Won’t Be Allowed to Do
'It’s high time they legalised cannabis' (Anon) Much excitement has greeted the signing into law of the Cannabis for Private Purposes...
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King-Essack & Associates
Jul 193 min read
Brand-New Car Giving You Nightmares? CPA to the Rescue
'The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) establishes a broad and comprehensive scope for consumer protection. Its purview includes...
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King-Essack & Associates
Jul 53 min read
Why an Oral Estate Agency Mandate Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Written On
'A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on' (Samuel Goldwyn) Perhaps you are a seller marketing your property through an...
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King-Essack & Associates
Jun 203 min read
Contracting with Trusts – Is a Majority Resolution Valid?
'Externally, trustees cannot disagree. In the external sphere the Trust functions by virtue of its resolutions, which have to be...
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King-Essack & Associates
Jun 133 min read
Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?
'It is the purpose of this Act to afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can...
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