Oct 27, 2020 | Criminal Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
The 2017/2018 South African Police Service Annual Crime statistics showed 86,160 instances of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This is a substantial amount more than the 75,034 during the 2016/2017 financial year. This means that increasingly South...
Aug 27, 2019 | Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution, which along with mediation and conciliation, offers an alternative to court procedures. The parties essentially agree to have a dispute submitted to an independent arbitrator(s) who will make a binding decision...
Mar 19, 2019 | Commercial Recoveries, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
An Emoluments Attachment Order (EAO) is a debt collection process in which a court order stipulates the terms whereby the judgment creditor can attach or deduct part of the salary of the judgment debtor. In terms of the order, the employer of the debtor is obliged to...
Feb 27, 2019 | Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
A contract can relate to anything from a lease to a simple retail account agreement. Many people view a contract as a document with unfamiliar legal jargon. Although a contract might be hard to read and understand, signing without fully understanding what you are...
Jan 29, 2019 | Litigation and Dispute Resolution
If you have suffered harm which has resulted in pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life or disability, you could have a claim in general damages. Reaching a fair amount as compensation for general damages is not an easy task. Putting an accurate monetary value...
May 4, 2018 | Conveyancing and Property Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
In the case of Singh and Another v Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate Management Association 2016 (5) SA 134 (KZD), the court was asked to decide on an issue which frequently presents itself in private estates, also known as gated communities. The facts The daughter...
