by admin_vlcb | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles
The lockdown has made it impossible for many businesses to continue trading. Does this mean that tenants that cannot trade are entitled to a remission of their rental? There is no simple answer. Force majeure is an unforeseeable event beyond the control of the parties...
by admin_vlcb | Jul 21, 2021 | Articles
Section 65A of the Magistrates’ Court Act 32 of 1944 (“the Act”) provides a mechanism by which a creditor may recover a debt owed to her after judgment has been granted and the debtor has failed to pay. The main object of the section is to make inquiries into a...
by admin_vlcb | May 3, 2021 | Articles
Under common law, parents were regarded as having parental authority or power over their children. With the commencement of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (‘the Act’), largely as a result of the development of children’s rights, there has been a shift from parental...
by admin_vlcb | Mar 10, 2021 | Articles
Losing a loved one is always traumatic but it doesn’t have to be an administrative nightmare. By following these simple steps now, you can assist your loved ones once you have passed: Have your will drafted by a professional and ensure it is properly dated, witnessed...
by admin_vlcb | Nov 23, 2020 | Articles
Domestic workers are finally recognised under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA). South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that parts of the COIDA are unconstitutional in that it excludes domestic workers employed in private...
by admin_vlcb | Nov 13, 2020 | Articles
From the very first day the tenant takes occupation of the leased premises, the landlord has a hypothec over the assets on the premises. However, the hypothec only becomes legally enforceable once a Court Order is obtained. Therefore, the tenant is free to remove...
by admin_vlcb | Nov 3, 2020 | Articles
Article by: Joshua Barlow We all know that we (should) read every word of every contract we sign, but is that the whole contract? Parties to contracts should take care when signing, as there are usually terms which are not printed in black and white. As is often the...
by admin_vlcb | Oct 9, 2020 | Articles
Violence against women and children has plagued our country for centuries. Although all spheres of society have taken a hard stance against this, it appears as though measures taken thus far have not deterred perpetrators in the least, and victims of these crimes have...
by admin_vlcb | Sep 16, 2020 | Articles
Article by: Areeb Mukaddam Section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, states that: “No one may be deprived of property except in terms of law of general application, and no law may permit arbitrary deprivation of property.” However this...
by admin_vlcb | Sep 4, 2020 | Articles
Article by: Jesica Barnardo As most of you know, it is never easy to recover an outstanding debt from an uncooperative debtor, but recovering a debt during a pandemic is unchartered territory and adds a new level of difficulty to the process. We would all like to...
