'The bluntest pencil is better than the sharpest mind' (Unknown) The Festive Season is traditionally a time for giving and it seems a...

'It takes leadership to improve safety.' (Jackie Stewart, Formula 1 legend) One of your key duties as an employer is to create a working...

' In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption...' (President Cyril Ramaphosa) You may have...

'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...

'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...

Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage

' 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...

'Big Brother is watching you.' (George Orwell) Your smartphone lets you record just about anything, anywhere and at any time. Your laptop...

'From small mistakes come great catastrophes.' (Justin Cronin) We’ve all seen how even the smallest mistake can have huge consequences...

'…there is no obligation on the [seller] to obtain an occupancy certificate and to furnish it to the [buyers]' (Extract from judgment...

' It’s important to remember your competitor is only one mouse click away' (Doug Warner) Your website, social media profiles and other...

' I am disgraced, impeached, and baffled here, Pierced to the soul with slander’s venomed spear.' (William Shakespeare) Here’s another...

'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...

'Many people including workers in South Africa do not have the wherewithal to determine between a qualified doctor, an unqualified doctor...

'Good fences make good neighbours.' (Robert Frost) When you buy into a community scheme (such as a security estate, complex or apartment...

'These technological developments would have seemed far-fetched and science fiction a brief few years ago.' (Extract from judgment below)...

'[The buyer] must in the circumstances take responsibility for her failure to protect herself against a known risk' (extract from...

'It’s high time they legalised cannabis' (Anon) Much excitement has greeted the signing into law of the Cannabis for Private Purposes...

'The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) establishes a broad and comprehensive scope for consumer protection. Its purview includes...

'A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on' (Samuel Goldwyn) Perhaps you are a seller marketing your property through an...