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GUIDELINES FOR USING A FIREARM IN SELF-DEFENCE - UNDERSTANDING THE LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA

06 December 2024,  Lefevré Joubert

In South Africa, owning a firearm is a significant responsibility, particularly with the current climate of crime and security concerns.

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Capital gains distributions between trusts – who gets taxed?

03 December 2024

Can the conduit principle be used in structures where there are multiple trusts? This issue has recently been heard by... the Constitutional Court in the case of Thistle Trust v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (CCT 337/22) [2024] ZACC 19 which has guided how to tax capital gains in multi-tiered trust structures.

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When and how can a trustee resign from a trust?

03 December 2024

There is often great uncertainty and misconceptions when it comes to the resignation of trustees of a trust. In this... article, we look at the requirements for the resignation of a trustee from an inter vivos trust and a testamentary trust. 

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Can you challenge maintenance when you’re in arrears?

03 December 2024

The duty to maintain a child is of utmost importance. But what happens when your financial circumstances change, causing you... to fall behind on maintenance payments? Can you challenge the maintenance order in such a situation?

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GUIDELINES FOR USING A FIREARM IN SELF-DEFENCE - UNDERSTANDING THE LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA

06 December 2024,  Lefevré Joubert

In South Africa, owning a firearm is a significant responsibility, particularly with the current climate of crime and security concerns.

READ MORE
205
Article

Capital gains distributions between trusts – who gets taxed?

03 December 2024

Can the conduit principle be used in structures where there are multiple trusts? This issue has recently been heard by... the Constitutional Court in the case of Thistle Trust v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (CCT 337/22) [2024] ZACC 19 which has guided how to tax capital gains in multi-tiered trust structures.

READ MORE
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Article

When and how can a trustee resign from a trust?

03 December 2024

There is often great uncertainty and misconceptions when it comes to the resignation of trustees of a trust. In this... article, we look at the requirements for the resignation of a trustee from an inter vivos trust and a testamentary trust. 

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Article

Can you challenge maintenance when you’re in arrears?

03 December 2024

The duty to maintain a child is of utmost importance. But what happens when your financial circumstances change, causing you... to fall behind on maintenance payments? Can you challenge the maintenance order in such a situation?

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Level 2 Regulations Tougher on Evictions

25 August 2020,  Lefevré Joubert

In addition to elaborating on the conditions in terms of which restrictions on economic and other activity under Covid-19 lockdown... level two may be relaxed, the new disaster management regulations list factors to be considered by a court when determining whether to ‘suspend or stay’ an eviction or demolition order until the end of the State of Disaster.

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Evicting the Unlawful Occupier: Why the PIE is not always so tasty!

02 June 2014

It is now the third month in a row the tenant has failed to pay his rental, and it doesn’t... look like this tenant will ever be in a position to make up the outstanding rent. Can you quickly evict the tenant and replace him with a new one, or is it not quite that easy? What does our law say?

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The low down on lawful evictions

25 July 2013

Housing is a vital and primary need for each person. As most of us acquire accommodation by lease or through... home loans or even through state housing provided by municipalities, it is important to know your rights and what the correct procedure is when it comes to lawful evictions.

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