Litigation, by its very nature, is a lengthy, costly and emotionally draining exercise. While the actual financial cost of a court case is in itself often debilitating, the hidden cost exacerbates the problem. The loss of productivity, waste of time
CO-OWNERSHIP OF LAND
The word “co-ownership” in relation to land means that two or more persons own land simultaneously in undivided shares. A share in land does not represent, and may not be held to represent a defined portion of land. A co-owner
THE NEW TRANSFER DUTY RATES: WILL YOU PAY LESS, OR MORE?
In a nutshell, the transfer duty tax breaks announced in Budget 2015 will reduce costs for most middle-income households but will increase costs of property transactions above about R2,65m (with maximum savings at about the R2m to R2,3m level). Remember
1 MAY AND THE NEW BBBEE CODES – WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NOW
The new BBBEE Codes of Good Practice are due to come into effect on 1 May. There has (at date of writing) been much speculation around whether or not this will happen, or whether the transitional period for implementation will
DIRECT MARKETERS HASSLING YOU? HERE’S HOW TO OPT-OUT
If you are inundated with unwanted direct marketing phone calls, SMSes, spam emails and junk mail, you can either contact each sender directly to request removal from their database, or you can save yourself a lot of time and trouble