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Winning a case means little if, by the time judgment is granted, the other side has emptied its bank accounts or destroyed the documents that prove your claim. South African
A landlord changes the locks over a rent dispute. A business partner removes equipment from shared premises. A contractor is barred from site and its plant is held back. In
Some legal problems cannot wait for a trial date. A former employee is taking your clients, a landlord has changed the locks, a debtor is moving assets offshore, or a
Practical completion is a milestone, not the end of a contractor’s responsibility. Cracks, leaks and failing finishes often appear months or years after handover, and the question then is who
Almost every construction project in South Africa runs late to some degree. Whether that delay costs the contractor penalties, or entitles it to more time and money, depends on two
When a construction project goes wrong, the construction guarantee is often the first thing an employer reaches for and the first thing a contractor tries to protect. Whether a call
A payment certificate that is not paid on time is one of the most common, and most damaging, problems on a South African building site. Contractors carry wages, materials and
If you have received an adjudicator’s decision on a construction project, the short answer is this: comply now, argue later. South African courts consistently enforce adjudicators’ decisions, even where the
When a couple is married in community of property, they share one joint estate which can be generally administered by either spouse. However, this general rule has limitations, and the
This article provides a practical overview of the duties imposed on directors by the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Act”), the circumstances in which a director may be held
This article provides a practical overview of shareholder disputes in South African companies, with particular focus on the remedy for oppressive or prejudicial conduct in section 163 of the Companies
This article provides a practical overview of the rules now governing direct marketing in South Africa. It deals with the national opt-out registry established under the Consumer Protection Act 68
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