MAIKE GOHL ATTORNEY
+27 (0) 11 448 9679
gohl@schindlers.co.za
Partner
LLB (UP)
Maike is a Senior Associate at Schindlers. She completed her LLB degree at the University of Pretoria in 2012, whereafter she worked at the University for a year as an academic associate and pursued her Master’s degree in General Private Law. She was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa on 27 February 2015. Maike currently works in the Property Law department, which specialises in disputes with various municipalities due to incorrect billing based on a variety of issues and a large array of administrative law matters. Furthermore, Maike has been involved in numerous neighbour disputes caused by a non-compliance with the various building and property by-laws set out by municipalities.
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- The Media’s Right to Gain Access to Company Securities Registers
- Neighbours and Building Plans
- Business Rescue: No Protection from Eviction in the Companies Act
- Evidence Supporting Municipal Valuation Objectives
- The legalities around COJ imposing the “Illegal Use Tariff”
- How to fix incorrect valuations/categorisations of properties “in between” property rolls
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- The Argent Industrial case: Prescription of municipal charges for electricity and water
- Municipal terminations of supply – is a court order necessary?
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- Self-help Evictions
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- City of Joburg’s Silly Sewer Tariffs
- Liability for ‘Historic’ Municipal Debt in Sectional Title Schemes
- When are engineering contributions due and payable?
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- Tshwane’s 2020 General Valuation Roll
- Sectional Title Schemes in Hot Water
- How to access City of Tshwane’s 2020 General Valuation Roll
- To Cut or Not To Cut: The Million Dollar Question
- Who Should be Opening Body CorporateElectricity and Water Accounts? TheDeveloper or the Body Corporate – Part 1
- Who should be Opening Body Corporate Electricity and Water Accounts? The Developer or the Body Corporate – Part 2
- Deposits and The City of Johannesburg
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- How long does a municipality legally have to provide Rates Clearance Figures after application therefor has been made?
- Illegal Buildings
- Encroachment by Nuisance Neighbours
- Multi-Dwelling Properties and The COJ
- Unusually high water bill?
- The City of Johannesburg’s 2018 Supplementary 2 General Valuation Roll
- COJ’ Rates Policy Review 2021/2022 Part 1
- Do Engineering Contributions Prescribe?
- Is it lawful for ESKOM to implement load reduction?
- What do Residents do when a Municipality is Infringing on their rights?
- How to apply for a maintenance order in South Africa?
- Effect of a Divorce on a Last Will and Testament
- The appointment of a Curator for the purposes of protecting those that are mentally incapacitated.
- The Progression of LGBTIQ+ rights in South Africa (Part 1)
- The Progression of LGBTIQ+ rights in South Africa (Part 2)
- Bail applications: What you need to know
- Know Your Rights: Illegal Electricity/Water Disconnections by Municipalities.
- Child maintenance: Does employment render a major child self-supporting?
- Nedbank Ltd v Mzizi and Related Cases 2021 (4) SA 297 (GJ)