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Following the commencement of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (hereafter referred to as the “Act”),[1]  Business Rescue Proceedings have been introduced as a mechanism to assist...

Following the commencement of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act[1] (MPRDA) in 2004, the State is now the custodian of the mineral and petroleum resources in...

Although not defined in the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (the Act), nor in the Regulations thereto, “blacklisting” is a far too familiar concept to most South African consumers...

LLA partner, Kimmona Kannigan with the founder and chairman of the Africa Rising Foundation, Ndaba Mandela   Education is the most powerful weapon that can be used to change...

Why do we Register Servitudes? Once servitude has been registered against the title deeds of a property/ies it obliges the parties to formally recognize the servitude and it...

The protection of personal information has become paramount all around the world. There has been an international trend followed by many countries to develop and establish...

Commercial entities commonly require security in the form of inter alia a deed of suretyship in respect of commercial contracts concluded with other entities where payment is...

Companies are urged to lodge their new memorandum of incorporation in terms of the Companies Act on or before 30 April 2013. With the deadline upon us, companies are encouraged...

The first misconception that needs dispelling, is that when one enters into an Antenuptial Contract, one is pre-empting a divorce. This is not the case. The main reason for...

The above question is somewhat more complex if one takes into account the provisions of the Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Oaths Act, 16 of 1963 as read with the...

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection” – Sigmund Freud   Divorce is a not only an emotionally taxing time, it is also a...