26
Aug
2022
Deceased Estates
Insights
05
Aug
2022
Professional Indemnity Law
Doctors - do you have to examine a body before issuing a Notice of Death?
"In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes," according to Benjamin Franklin. While we all have to face the latter on a regular basis, doctors deal with the former on a more frequent basis than the rest of the population.13
Jul
2022
Property
NEWSFLASH 11/2022
NOTICE TO CONVEYANCERS, EXAMINERS, and AGENTS RE: NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPEAL JUDGMENT OF SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL REGARDING LODGEMENT OF SPLUMA BY-LAW CERTIFICATES FOR REGISTRATION OF DEEDS - GOVAN MBEKI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY & 1 OTHER V GLENCORE OPERATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY)LTD & 4 OTHERS- CASE NO.12
Jul
2022
Professional Indemnity Law
THE WHEN AND HOW OF TERMINATING A DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
Health care practitioners often find themselves in situations where they wish to cease their treatment of non-cooperative or non-paying patients.24
Jun
2022
Property
Power of Attorney
If you are emigrating and leaving some property behind in South Africa, or even if you are only leaving for a lengthy sojourn in your ancestral homeland abroad, you should consider signing a suitable power of attorney before you leave our shores.22
Jun
2022
Property
NEWSFLASH 09/2022
In a SCA Judgement, handed down on 17 June 2022, Section 76 of the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality`s and Section 86 of the Emalahleni Local Municipality`s Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bylaws (SPLUMA) were found to be invalid and unconstitutional.21
Jun
2022
Property
GUARDING THE LEGAL PROFESSION AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING
The legal profession was identified as potentially highly vulnerable to being abused by criminals to launder their proceeds of crimes in a report released by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) on 17 March 2022.07
Jun
2022
New Publications
Social media: When can the right to freedom of expression be limited by the right to privacy?
The very fabric of public exchange has bound itself to these platforms in such a way that the dissemination of ideas, knowledge and basic communication is now increasingly reliant on the online ‘communities’ that operate in this space.06
Jun
2022
Professional Indemnity Law
Divorce and consent to treatment of a minor child: Duties of the healthcare professional?
While divorce does not affect the parental responsibilities and rights that parents had during the marriage in respect of their minor children, healthcare practitioners are often unsure about the consent requirements following divorce for the treatment of minor children.04
May
2022
New Publications