After Siphe’s father died, he was taken in by his paternal aunt Bulelwa, living in her crowded shack in Delft. Xolani, Siphe’s paternal younger uncle muscled into Siphe’s late father’s house, and claimed it for himself on the basis of
You signed a Property Sale Agreement, can you still accept a better offer?
You put your property on the market and an acceptable but not-perfect offer comes in. On the “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” principle you want to accept the offer even though it’s not ideal.
Directors at war and the liquidation option – A tale of sibling rivalry
“Family quarrels are bitter things. They don’t go according to any rules” (F. Scott Fitzgerald) A company’s directors have both the power and the duty to manage the company’s affairs for its benefit. When two or more directors are in
Are your suretyships enforceable? A R5.5m lesson for directors and creditors
“Some people use one-half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it” (George Prentice, newspaper editor and author) You are owed a lot of money by a company that goes into business rescue. The
Equal pay for equal work – Can you differentiate without unfairly discriminating?
“Prohibition of unfair discrimination: No person may unfairly discriminate, directly or indirectly, against an employee, in any employment policy or practice, on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, family responsibility, ethnic or social origin, colour,
Your website of the month: Coming soon – More courts offering mediation options
“Agree, for the law is costly” (wise old proverb) The cost, delay and risk of contested litigation sometimes makes it sensible to rather try to resolve a dispute with mediation. Ask your lawyer for advice on whether your dispute is