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CSOS or the High Court? A 2025 judgement every HOA member should know about

21 January 2026,  Rudi Pitts

Community schemes such as homeowners’ associations (HOAs), sectional title schemes and lifestyle estates are now a defining feature of South African property ownership.

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Culture vs style: When workplace dress codes cross the line

16 January 2026

How far can employers go in regulating appearance? A recent court ruling highlights when dress codes clash with culture, religion... and constitutional rights.

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Competition Commission guidelines on confidential information

16 January 2026

The Competition Commission’s new guidelines explain how businesses can have confidential information protected and how this is assessed.

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Termination of joint ownership, rights in question: PIE Act explained

16 January 2026

Ending joint ownership must meet specific legal requirements and can carry significant practical consequences.

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CSOS or the High Court? A 2025 judgement every HOA member should know about

21 January 2026,  Rudi Pitts

Community schemes such as homeowners’ associations (HOAs), sectional title schemes and lifestyle estates are now a defining feature of South African property ownership.

READ MORE
65
Article

Culture vs style: When workplace dress codes cross the line

16 January 2026

How far can employers go in regulating appearance? A recent court ruling highlights when dress codes clash with culture, religion... and constitutional rights.

READ MORE
62
Article

Competition Commission guidelines on confidential information

16 January 2026

The Competition Commission’s new guidelines explain how businesses can have confidential information protected and how this is assessed.

READ MORE
56
Article

Termination of joint ownership, rights in question: PIE Act explained

16 January 2026

Ending joint ownership must meet specific legal requirements and can carry significant practical consequences.

READ MORE
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Brushing up on impeachable dispositions in terms of Section 34 of the Insolvency Act

13 February 2024

“Even the most familiar things or concepts are never the worse for renewed scrutiny and for being, figuratively speaking, dusted... and tidied”- Van Warmelo -

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Time running out for building registrations

22 May 2023

While businesses in SA have been given a three-year reprieve to obtain and display a new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)... – time is running out to register building details, which needs to happen before the end of this year. 

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Impact of Lockdown on Contracts

20 April 2020,  Salomé van Wyk

What is the effect of the declared state of disaster on agreements, especially lease agreements, particularly where a business is... forced to be closed?

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Many benefits for a 51% black owned company

08 August 2018

My start-up business has been growing rapidly and I’m considering bringing a partner on board to invest and help take... the business to the next level. I’m keenly aware of the importance of transformation and have identified a potential BEE partner who is prepared to take up a 51% stake in my business. That said, a new partner is a big decision and I just want to make sure there is sufficient strategic benefit in doing so?

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What print or font is too small for a contract?

07 June 2018

I recently bought a second-hand car from a local car dealership. Not long afterwards the car started giving me trouble.... When I took it back to the dealership, they said it was not their responsibility as the contract I had signed transferred all responsibility to me. They showed me the contract, but most of it was printed so small that I couldn’t even read it let alone understand it. Surely I should at least be able to read a contract to be bound by it?

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Is the interest-free loan to a trust dead?

08 March 2017

For estate planning purposes a few years ago I moved some of my assets into a family trust and financed... the disposal to the trust with an interest free loan in my name. I understand that recent tax amendments will now impose unfavourable tax consequences on me in relation to this interest free loan. Is this true?

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Why you need custom T&C's for your online business

10 February 2017

I’ve recently decided to launch an online business and I am setting up my website. My website developer has strongly... advised me to look at proper terms and conditions for my website. I’ve always thought these were relatively standard but now it sounds like it must be quite specific. Is this true, or can I just copy terms and conditions from other websites?

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The ‘when’, ‘who’ and ‘how’ of taking valid company resolutions

14 December 2016

I’ve purchased a shareholding stake in my dad’s family business. I’ve been part of the family business for some time... but now I’m a shareholder and clueless as to the basics of how the company’s shareholders are supposed to take decisions. What should I know about company resolutions?

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