Article written by Megan Brook, Candidate Attorney, checked and released by Kerry Theunissen, Senior Associate at Schindlers Attorneys Background facts The Appellants owned numerous farms which were utilised for the production of maize and sunflowers. In 2015, the Appellants concluded several agreements in terms of which they sold 14 (fourteen) portions of the farms to

Article written by Megan Brook, Candidate Attorney, checked by Simone Jansen van Rensburg, Associate and released by Kerry Theunissen, Senior Associate at Schindlers Attorneys Introduction‘Massing’ is a useful estate planning tool, especially for those who are married (regardless of their marital regime). There are, however, legal requirements which must be met in order for there

Article written by Megan Brook, Candidate Attorney, checked by Courtney Almuner, Associate at Schindlers Attorneys Background factsDuring or about 2014, Namasthethu Electrical (Pty) Ltd (“the Appellant”) was awarded a contract worth approximately R3,000,000.00 by the City of Cape Town (“the First Respondent”) (herein collectively referred to as “the parties”). The contract was entered into for

Article was written by Megan Brook, Candidate Attorney and checked by Danmari Duguid. The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“The Act”) is a piece of data privacy legislation which affects any natural or juristic persons who process the personal information of another individual or company. The Act aims to protect the right

Article was written by Megan Brook, Candidate Attorney, checked and released by Kerry Theunissen, Senior Associate at Schindler Attorneys. 12 July 2021 INTRODUCTION The Financial Intelligence Centre (the FIC), established in 2003 following the promulgation of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act No. 38 of 2001(the FIC Act), is South Africa’s national centre for the gathering,