Inner cities are growth engines attracting young homebuyers
Inner city living is boosting the city residential property market and driving urban rejuvenation
Inner cities. Love them or hate them, they play a crucial role in stimulating, supporting and enhancing a country’s economic growth. They are hubs for productivity, and due to the scale, diversity and density of activity,...
Sabinet NetLaw – A much more efficient way to access South...
Excerpt: Sabinet Discover gives you access to information that is current, relevant, authoritative, accurate, and purposeful.
Sabinet, with nearly 40 years of experience, is the custodian of an incredible amount of valuable information that dates back 109 years – and allows South African organisations to access this content quickly and...
Doccly Announces Automated Deal Rooms App
The revolutionary new service hailing and automated deal room platform by Doccly
Douglas, Isle of Man: Doccly today announced the release of its latest application designed for banks, law and other professional firms to get work and do work. The application offers a range of benefits, including automated deal rooms...
Using powerful data to shut the door on SA’s biggest property...
Fraud in the property sector has become alarmingly common in recent years. With substantial sums of money on the line, increasingly sophisticated scams have made easy targets of buyers and sellers, as well as various property practitioners like estate agents and conveyancers. But the tide is starting to turn...
The new property act and what it means for you
The Property Practitioners Act (PPA), which came into effect on 1 February 2022, is helping buyers make more informed decisions when purchasing a property. Among many significant changes this consumer-focused piece of legislation is bringing to the real estate industry, a highlight is that it is now a legal...
Make sound legal decisions, informed by the experience of the past.
Those entrusted with rendering justice on any level have a responsibility to ensure that they stay abreast of the latest developments in law. For this reason, judgments, and the precedents they inform, are of vital importance to practitioners of law. Judges must make their rulings taking into account previous...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 27th June 2022
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND HUMAN BITE
Human bite leading to finger amputation – Two mutually destructive versions – Whether medical staff were told that injury was human bite – This requiring concerted treatment – Doctors found liable for proven damages.Malan v Dr FG Du Toit Inc ZAGPPHC 417 at -
In January 2016,...
e4 supports promising young black entrepreneurs at the Enterprise Development Property...
As part of its ongoing efforts to boost entrepreneurship and innovation in the property sector, proptech specialist e4 has proudly offered extensive assistance to the Enterprise Development Property Fund’s (EDPF) Property Academy through the purchase of new computer equipment and software.
The EDPF is an Impact Fund with a mission...
Daan’s Snippets – 27th June 2022
News:
· A fascinating question that should be asked, regarding the Arthur Fraser/Ramaphosa debacle, is this: have you ever heard of someone, in state security, accuse his boss of wrongdoing?
· Do take a look at the following conveyancing exam results; the picture painted is grim indeed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eBaWALFQAB1JEZzJ5bnu1KNcbfNdpopC/view
· Does IP die...
Daan’s Snippets – 20th June 2022
News:
· Warranties and indemnities are mechanisms to enforce trust between contracting parties – a breach of a warranty which is contained in a contract will be enforced in terms of that contract: see: https://www.golegal.co.za/warranties-agreements-accountable/ and http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2022/69.pdf
· Last week I reported on a High Court judgement en route to the...
Legal profession regulation threatens judicial independence in the long-term
Since the Legal Practice Act of 2014 came into operation, a change came about in the legal community that is unnoticeable on the surface, but which will have significant consequences over time. Prior to the Act coming into operation, the advocates’ profession regulated itself according to its own institutional...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 20th June 2022
RULE 46A AND TRUST PROPERTYBestbier v Nedbank ZASCA 88
A trust conducts business as a wine farm and restaurateur in Stellenbosch. The first and second appellants are trustees and reside in the main house while their son occupies a cottage on the property. The trust’s permanent employees and their...
Daan’s Snippets – 13th June 2022
News:
· From 15 June, a legal Ombud (headed by retired judge Desai) will serve members of the public who have fallen victim to ‘injustices within the legal profession’. The intent is aimed at creating an ‘accountable legal profession’. The LPC welcomed this turn of events – but see below.
· ...
Directive for the Family Court in the Johannesburg High Court
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY JUDGE PRESIDENT
(HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA, GAUTENG DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG) OFFICE 1210
Telephone number: 011 335 0116/011 335 0162 / 011 335 0163 Fax number: (011) 335 0219
e-mail address: Secretarydjp@judiciary.org.za / LTulleken@judiciary.org.za
TO :
1. Judges of the High Court, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg
2. Chief Registrar
3. Legal Practice Council –...
Latest Topical Case Reports – 13th June 2022
UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND DEFAMATIONDu Toit v Coetzee ZAFSHC 105
Ms Du Toit is a travel agent and after preparing a quote for Mr Coetzee he paid for flights and accommodation arrangements for a trip to Spain. In the evening of the day on which he paid, Mr Coetzee asked...
Misrepresentation by Law Firms Notice
NOTICE TO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
02 June 2022
Dear Legal Practitioners
It has come to the attention of the Legal Practice Council that certain legal practitioners and/or firms misrepresent the nature of the services which they offer to clients and/or potential clients. Examples of this are where a legal practitioner and/or firm present...
Judge slams Road Accident Fund for “plain stupidity”
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) got a tongue-lashing from the Western Cape High Court on Thursday for attempting to rescind and set aside almost R7-million awarded to a road accident victim.
Judge Daniel Thulare had to consider whether a judgment granted in favour of the victim on 7 December 2020,...
AJS Web is extremely user friendly
Johan Alberts Attorneys is an established and seasoned law Firm based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. They offer the full range of legal services and are known for excellent service and professionalism.
They are a long standing AJS customer and recently took the step to migrate to AJS Web.
They had the following...
Email Marketing Tools for Law Firms
Whether you want to start an email marketing campaign or an email newsletter, there are a variety of tools for the job. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 2020 B2C Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report, email newsletters are some of the...
Seven Deadly Sins of Law Firm Websites
In the wake of the pandemic, law firm websites have become a more critical part of the legal buyer’s journey. Lockdowns may be over, but remote work and virtual events have changed our habits profoundly and permanently.
Before COVID-19, 64...
Law Firm Marketing Strategy: 22 Tactics for 2022
Are you prepared to market and grow your law firm in 2022? If so, this article is for you.
In this article, I’ll show you the latest law firm marketing strategies and techniques you can incorporate into your 2022 marketing plan.
Read more...
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