Industry News
Poor Work Performance vs Misconduct
A dismissal is unfair if it is not effected for a fair reason (substantive fairness) and in accordance with a fair procedure (procedural fairness).[1] There are three grounds on...
Business Rescue Proceedings
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...
Striking an Agreement Before Striking Gold
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...
Blacklisting: How to legally blacklist consumers
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...
Lanham-Love van Reenen Attorneys support Nelson Mandela International Day
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...
What are the Consequences of an Unregistered Servitude?
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...
POPI Compliance
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...
Spousal consent: is that suretyship valid?
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...
Memorandum of Incorporation Deadline Looms
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...
101 on Antenuptial Contracts (ANC)
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...
Is that document really commissioned?
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...
Rule 43 Application: Securing a father’s access to his children during a divorce
“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...