Van Velden-Duffey Legal News: Recent Episodes
Van Velden - Duffey
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The Netflix Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Lawsuit explained
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Employee fired for wearing high heels.
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COIDA - everything employees and employers should know
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You can keep your firearm Even after your license expired!
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How to clear your Criminal record
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Snitches get... to keep their jobs
VVD Protecting your assets when you're insolvent - when can creditors freeze your assets.
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Does hiring foreign workers discriminate against South Africans?
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Protecting your assets when you're insolvent - when can creditors freeze your assets.
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Suicide after a motor vehicle accident/ can you claim from RAF?
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New court case says marriage contracts can be overruled.
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Teacher fired for protesting against the school principal
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How does an affair impact your divorce?
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Teacher sexually assaults child - who is liable?
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Got a side hustle? It could cost you your job.
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VVD Update: Minister of Police held liable for the sloppy search of a missing woman
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VVD How to keep your business going after you die.
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Can an employee be fired for complaining to much?
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Property Practitioners Act/ What you should know!
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Lesbian Couples Equal Parents Of Artificial Insemination Child
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Is a director's personal interest relevant to a lease agreement?
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Can you avoid disciplinary action by quitting your job?
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Will it affect my divorce if I move out?
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Child electrocuted in a complex – who is liable?
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Can you be fired for refusing to testify against your co-worker?
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Does the voetstoots clause always protect the seller of a house?
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Can a school force you to buy a uniform from their supplier?
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How important is polygraph result in a workplace sexual harassment case?
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Drinking and driving? How to get the case dropped after 2 hours.
VVD Should an extra-marital affair lead to the forfeiture of the benefits of a marriage in community of property in the case of a divorce
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Victory in Constitutional Court for life partners re maintenance and inheritance
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Should an extra-marital affair lead to the forfeiture of the benefits of a marriage in community of property in the case of a divorce
VVD Requirements for the adoption of a child. When can the State remove a child from its parents?
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Requirements for the adoption of a child. When can the State remove a child from its parents?
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The difference between guardianship of a child and primary care of a child.
VVD Beneficiary not entitled to inherit because of undue influence when the will was drafted
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Court orders Minister to appoint white male as a senior magistrate in Alberton
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Beneficiary not entitled to inherit because of undue influence when the will was drafted
VVD Do grandparents have the right of access to their grandchildren? What happens if someone passes away was divorce proceedings are pending?
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Dismissing an employee who did not follow Covid-19 regulations at work
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Do grandparents have the right of access to their grandchildren? What happens if someone passes away was divorce proceedings are pending?
VVD How old do you have to be to get married? Can you be forced to testify in court against your spouse?
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The right of unmarried fathers to register their child’s birth
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How old do you have to be to get married? Can you be forced to testify in court against your spouse?
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Access to children denied because of divorce and other family law matters
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What you need to know as a subcontractor with pregnant employees during Covid-19
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Can major children claim maintenance from their parents
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Not every unfair discrimination claim will succeed in South African courts
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Is dismissal of an employee for calling a fellow employee a “swart man” fair
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Beware the consequences of making false accusations of racism
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Our take on the once empowered always empowered judgement
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Occupiers of tribal land win case against Ingonyama Trust
VVD What is the legal consequence of a marriage not being consummated? Can I get divorced to get my pension paid out early?
VVD SLAPP defence recognised for the first time in court in SA_ big company prevented from bullying small guy with litigation
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SLAPP defence recognised for the first time in court in SA_ big company prevented from bullying small guy with litigation
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What is the legal consequence of a marriage not being consummated? Can I get divorced to get my pension paid out early?
VVD A salesperson phones my receptionist and convinces her to sign a contract for a “free listing service” on behalf of my company. Am I liable?
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A salesperson phones my receptionist and convinces her to sign a contract for a “free listing service” on behalf of my company. Am I liable?
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Tips on wills and succession planning for business owners
VVD Don’t wait too long before enforcing your claim for the division of a joint estate in the case of a divorce. You might otherwise lose it!
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Don’t wait too long before enforcing your claim for the division of a joint estate in the case of a divorce. You might otherwise lose it!
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What every employer and employee should know about unfair dismissal
VVD Stuntwoman severely injured on motorbike when boom does not lift, sues film company and RAF
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Stuntwoman severely injured on motorbike when boom does not lift, sues film company and RAF
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Do children have to inherit the debts of their parents? Can I draft my own will?
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Be careful of signing suretyship
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Stolen items gets one person fired, but no one else involved was
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Who is liable for your online activities on a work pc?
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How far does your privacy reach on your work PC?
VVD Can an employee be dismissed over threatening Facebook posts degrading his employer?
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Can my employer force me to get a covid–19 vaccine?
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Can an employee be dismissed over threatening Facebook posts degrading his employer?
VVD Deceased husband leaves will with children as heirs excluding his wife. Can she claim from his estate?
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Deceased husband leaves will with children as heirs excluding his wife. Can she claim from his estate?
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Selling property without spousal consent. What are the consequences?
VVD Repudiation of insurance claim by King Price Insurance Company – whether false information by insured’s employee justified repudiation of a claim Repudiation of insurance claim by King Price Insurance Company
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Repudiation of insurance claim by King Price Insurance Company – whether false information by insured’s employee justified repudiation of a claim Repudiation of insurance claim by King Price Insurance Company
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Court decides on sperm donor's application for visitation rights
VVD dismissal of employee for failure to adhere to COVID-19 regulations in the workplace
VVD Deceased’s written wishes for child's inheritance does not constitute a valid will, court finds
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Deceased’s written wishes for child's inheritance does not constitute a valid will, court finds
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dismissal of employee for failure to adhere to COVID-19 regulations in the workplace
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Is a customary marriage a valid legal marriage in terms of South African Law?
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Can I dismiss my employee for refusing to sign a new contract?
VVD Spectator sues for damages after colliding with athlete at race alleging marshal was negligent
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Was doctor negligent in not detecting Down Syndrome in foetus?
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Spectator sues for damages after colliding with athlete at race alleging marshal was negligent
VVD Can a homeowner successfully sue to silence Muslim calls to prayer coming from a neighbouring property
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King Goodwill Zwelithini's will - how to prove the forgery
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Can a homeowner successfully sue to silence Muslim calls to prayer coming from a neighbouring property
VVD Voice of the Unborn Baby NPC brings case to give parents the right to bury foetal remains
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Voice of the Unborn Baby NPC brings case to give parents the right to bury foetal remains
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The latest on firearm licences - SCA give us some good news
VVD Owner of resort liable after boy dies in floods. What you should do to prevent liability.
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Be Careful! Not all online agreements are valid
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Owner of resort liable after boy dies in floods. What you should do to prevent liability.
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Is Facebook messages admissible evidence in a murder trial?
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Massing of estates and the validity of an enduring power of attorney in SA
VVD Maintenance court case against former president, what do we learn from the judgement?
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Is a will benefitting male descendants only valid?
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Maintenance court case against former president, what do we learn from the judgement?
VVD Lady slips and falls in the Goodwood Mall in Cape Town. Can she claim damages from the mall’s owners?
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Can I shoot an intruder on my stoep?
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Lady slips and falls in the Goodwood Mall in Cape Town. Can she claim damages from the mall’s owners?
VVD May a special needs school refuse to readmit a troubled and misbehaving learner until she was ‘cured’
VVD “People are entitled to walk our streets without having to fear being attacked by dogs”, says the SCA. What does this mean
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“People are entitled to walk our streets without having to fear being attacked by dogs”, says the SCA. What does this mean
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May a special needs school refuse to readmit a troubled and misbehaving learner until she was ‘cured’
VVD Be careful what you do immediately after you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident
VVD When can you get a court order against your municipality where they are failing to perform services they are obliged to perform
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When can you get a court order against your municipality where they are failing to perform services they are obliged to perform
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Be careful what you do immediately after you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident
VVD My late father, a police captain, never recognised me as his daughter. Can I claim anything from his estate?
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Court orders woman to pay damages for falsely accusing ex-husband of rape
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My late father, a police captain, never recognised me as his daughter. Can I claim anything from his estate?
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Girlfriend loses fight over boyfriend's estate who died without a will
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Packaging firm liable after box weighing 9.08 kg fell from shelf and hit shopper
VVD Constitutional Court case with far reaching consequences for cell phone tracking and other surveillance by the State
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Constitutional Court case with far reaching consequences for cell phone tracking and other surveillance by the State
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Can you force your employees to vaccinate?
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What to do immediately after you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident
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Court case about employee refusing to go to work because of Covid-19 lockdown
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Business advertises goods without VAT and adds the VAT later
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SCA declares marriage not legal despite ceremony in church with minister
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Boy's struggle to access money in father's estate
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Retrenchments and the Covid-19 Environment
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How can I exclude beneficiaries from a family trust
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Court case about employee who is fired without formal inquiry
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From what age can a child be liable in South Africa
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Is a restraint of trade enforceable
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Father fights to inherit from deceased son who he deserted
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Looming battle for Maradona's deceased estate - he died without leaving a will
VVD Labour Appeal Court rules that depression is not an excuse for employee’s misconduct
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Labour Appeal Court rules that depression is not an excuse for employee’s misconduct
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Can I cut the electricity of my tenant when he fails to pay
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Another Covid-19 judgment goes against insurers
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Judgment on defamation and privacy case of former bouncer
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Stripper sues Jennifer Lopez's production company for $40m re Hustlers movie
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Housewife wins half of ex’s annuity
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Wife claims costs of wedding from husband after he wants out after one week
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Don't let your children inherit too soon
VVD Can I claim from my employer for constructive dismissal if he makes it intolerable for me to work for him?
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Can I claim from my employer for constructive dismissal if he makes it intolerable for me to work for him?
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Pick 'n Pay to drop exclusivity leases in malls
VVD The High Court in Cape Town decides that life partners can inherit as intestate heirs
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Cape Town City held liable for woman attacked by pit bull
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The High Court in Cape Town decides that life partners can inherit as intestate heirs
VVD Court orders removal of defamatory comments on Facebook. What do we learn from the case?
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Who will inherit my estate if I die without a valid will?
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Court orders removal of defamatory comments on Facebook. What do we learn from the case?
VVD Pick 'n Pay employee is fired for swopping chocolates she received as a present for money. Is this an unfair dismissal
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Pick 'n Pay employee is fired for swopping chocolates she received as a present for money. Is this an unfair dismissal
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The criminal offence of drunk driving. What everyone should know?
VVD Girl blinded at birth gets R11.6m. Advice for doctors and victims re medical negligence claims
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Insurance for veld fires. What farmers and other landowners should know.
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Girl blinded at birth gets R11.6m. Advice for doctors and victims re medical negligence claims
VVD Is it criminal offence for public servants to conduct business with organs of the state?
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Is it criminal offence for public servants to conduct business with organs of the state?
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The CCMA and retrenchments. What every employer and employee should know.
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When can you claim for damages where your neighbour's dog bites you?
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Land Owners Beware
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Dog bites, veld fires and insurance. What you need to know.
Court grants interdict against a madrasah to ensure that its calls to prayer are not audible in the building of a neighbour’s house across the street
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Court grants interdict against a madrasah to ensure that its calls to prayer are not audible in the building of a neighbour’s house across the street
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What farmers should know about transporting farmworkers and the Law
VVD Your neighbour can claim damagers from you if you fail to provide lateral support to his property
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High Court denies attempt to reclaim car from ex-lover
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Your neighbour can claim damagers from you if you fail to provide lateral support to his property
VVD Accused has bullet in leg which could prove his involvement with a botched robbery. Can he be forced to have the bullet removed
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Both parents are liable for maintenance of child rules court
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Accused has bullet in leg which could prove his involvement with a botched robbery. Can he be forced to have the bullet removed
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I have no family or friends who I trust to pack up my things after my death
VVD Rights and obligations of co-habitants. Should I rather get married for tax and legal reasons?
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Rights and obligations of co-habitants. Should I rather get married for tax and legal reasons?
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Important legal developments for owners of firearms
VVD Business owners beware! Consumers, you have the right to protection of your personal information!
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Business owners beware! Consumers, you have the right to protection of your personal information!
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The independent trustee is not a rubber stamp. Listen if you have a family trust
VVD Cape Town restaurant wins case against insurer for losses due to Covid-19 lockdown.
VVD Does an employer have to pay his employee who cannot work because of the Covid-19 lockdowns. What do the courts say?
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Does an employer have to pay his employee who cannot work because of the Covid-19 lockdowns. What do the courts say?
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Cape Town restaurant wins case against insurer for losses due to Covid-19 lockdown.
VVD Reselling of water usage rights ruled unlawful. The court ruled that the practice amounts to the privatisation of water, which is contrary to the National Water Act.
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Chikane family feud highlights the importance of making a proper will
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No, Telkom, you can’t just build your masts where you please
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Reselling of water usage rights ruled unlawful. The court ruled that the practice amounts to the privatisation of water, which is contrary to the National Water Act.
VVD The Supreme Court of Appeal answers the question in the case of Monyepao v Ledwaba and Others
VVD Can the government force someone to revove a billbaord with a defamatory statement?
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No FF certificate - estate agent can still claim commission if not his fault
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The Supreme Court of Appeal answers the question in the case of Monyepao v Ledwaba and Others
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Can the government force someone to revove a billbaord with a defamatory statement?
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Enforcing maintenance orders during the Covid-19 lockdown periods
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Kiss during first date ends in R2.8m claim over cold sore
VVD How can I claim “emergency monetary relief” from a family member in terms of the Domestic Violence Act
VVD Two warrant officers found guilty of perjury, defeating the ends of justice and crimen injuria after falsely accusing a colleague of racism
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Two warrant officers found guilty of perjury, defeating the ends of justice and crimen injuria after falsely accusing a colleague of racism
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How can I claim “emergency monetary relief” from a family member in terms of the Domestic Violence Act
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Court - Residential property may not be used for business
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When can an employer be held liable for the actions of his employee?
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Land claims: Lawyers ordered to repay fees in 'hopeless case'
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De Beer wins the battle, not yet the war on Covid-19 Regulations
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Defamation action against Holomisa dismissed
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Removal of trustees
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Who owns the fossils found on your land?
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Criminal record and fines for Covid-19 Regulations
VVD Police not liable for damages after woman is raped? What is the test for negligence a court will apply where the police failed to protect a woman from being raped despite having had several op
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A very important decision of the SCA about living annuities and divorces
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Police not liable for damages after woman is raped? What is the test for negligence a court will apply where the police failed to protect a woman from being raped despite having had several opportunities to do so?
Van Velden - Duffey Legal Podcasts 2020-05-14 (Full Episode)
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Victory for the fight against corruption in the Constitutional Court
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Buying or selling your house? All your legal questions about the process answered
VVD Do spouses married in community of property have to sign a joint will What is a living will?
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Do spouses married in community of property have to sign a joint will What is a living will
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Fli-Africa loses case for R14m re 2010 Soccer World Cup contract in SCA
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Register your marriage if you entered into a customary marriage or plan to do so
VVD Can a purchaser of land be excused to perform in terms of a contract of sale of land because of the Covid-19 Lockdown?
Husband admits in divorce matter to installing cameras in house to spy on wife. Is blameworthy conduct relevant in divorce proceedings?
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Husband admits in divorce matter to installing cameras in house to spy on wife. Is blameworthy conduct relevant in divorce proceedings?
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All you need to know about claiming interim maintenance in divorce matters
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Can a purchaser of land be excused to perform in terms of a contract of sale of land because of the Covid-19 Lockdown?
VVD Should I use business rescue proceedings for my company in these difficult economic times?
VVD Does the no-work no-pay principle apply during the Lockdown and other labour law-related questions on the Covid-19 Lockdown?
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Does the no-work no-pay principle apply during the Lockdown and other labour law-related questions on the Covid-19 Lockdown?
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What is the effect of a sole mandate given to an estate agent?
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Should I use business rescue proceedings for my company in these difficult economic times?
VVD Unwanted visitors? Here’s how you can evict non-paying tenants, squatters and dismissed employees.
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Woman claims after plate fell on her head in Click
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Can I be charged for attempted murder if I transmit the Covid-19 virus?
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How do I evict non-paying tenants squatters and dismissed employees?
VVD How can force majeure help a contracting party who cannot perform because of the National Lockdown?
VVD Cracks in the wall and leaking roof. Can I sue the seller if there is a voetstoots clause in the contract of sale?
VVD I want to change my marriage from in community of property to out of community of property. Can I?
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I want to change my marriage from in community of property to out of community of property. Can I?
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How much money it costs to die in South Africa? What costs and taxes are relevant?
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Cracks in the wall and leaking roof. Can I sue the seller if there is a voetstoots clause in the contract of sale?
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How can force majeure help a contracting party who cannot perform because of the National Lockdown?
VVD The directive of the President prohibiting gatherings of more than 100 person because of the Corona virus. Is it binding legal rule? What if someone breaks it?
VVD What can claimant of maintenance for himself or a child do to ensure that the maintenance is paid?
VVD Our prediction on the defamation case of Jacques Pauw who is suing Piet Rampedi for R500 000
VVD My sick leave Is finished. I contracted the Corona virus. What now? Can I sue my employer or the school attended by my child if I or my child gets the virus?
Disciplinary action against employees, retrenchment of employees and the CCMA?
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Can an employee resign without giving notice?
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What can claimant of maintenance for himself or a child do to ensure that the maintenance is paid?
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What can you do with a noisy neighbour?
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Our prediction on the defamation case of Jacques Pauw who is suing Piet Rampedi for R500 000
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When will a contractor in South African law be regarded as an employee?
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My sick leave Is finished. I contracted the Corona virus. What now? Can I sue my employer or the school attended by my child if I or my child gets the virus?
VVD When can one player, for example in a rugby game, sue another player for being injured?
VVD The difference between statutory rape and common law rape? Can a woman be convicted of raping a man?
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Blind man seeks damages from the Municipality after falling into hole
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The difference between statutory rape and common law rape
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Can a woman be convicted of raping a man?
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When can one player, for example in a rugby game, sue another player for being injured?
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How do I get a protection order in terms of the prevention of Family Violence Act
Mother of child wants to emigrate to New Zealand. Father refuses to give permission. What now?
Can the father of a child, born out of wedlock, insist on his name being added to the birth certificate?
- Can the father of a child, born out of wedlock, insist on his name being added to the birth certificate?
- The Stefan Smit murder and his will
- Is sharing a porn video by accident sexual harassment?
- Mother of child wants to emigrate to New Zealand. Father refuses to give permission. What now?
- Thina Bambeni wins first round against Nedbank in bond-holder battle re racism
VVD What is a warning statement, When would you advise someone to provide the SAPS with such a statement, Should you not rather exercise your right to remain silent
VVD The Beloftebos Wedding Venue case and Strydom case, unfair discrimination against people on the ground of sexual orientation
VVD What legislation deals with corruption, What do you do if a traffic officer tries to get you to bribe him
VVD Can a person execute a will in electronic format as a valid legal will, a so-called e-will
VVD Can I enter into an agreement of sale or a rental agreement where my land is subject to a land claim?
VVD The dissolution of the dysfunctional and insolvent municipal council – new precedent created by the courts
VVD Marriages by black couples before 1988, legislation is unconstitutional according to High Court in Durban
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How is DNA evidence used in court
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Can a person execute a will in electronic format as a valid legal will, a so-called e-will?
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What legislation deals with corruption? What do you do if a traffic officer tries to get you to bribe him?
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Wales bans parents from smacking children?
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Can a commission of enquiry like the Zondo commission force someone to testify?
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I have been arrested for drunken driving. What happens next?
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The Beloftebos Wedding Venue case and Strydom case: unfair discrimination against people on the ground of sexual orientation
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What is a warning statement? When would you advise someone to provide the SAPS with such a statement? Should you not rather exercise your right to remain silent?
Topics:
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Is corporeal punishment of children by their parents now a criminal offence?
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Medical negligence claims: when can I sue the doctor or the hospital?
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Marriages by black couples before 1988: legislation is unconstitutional according to High Court in Durban
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Our opinion on the Parktown Boys camp tragedy
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The dissolution of the dysfunctional and insolvent municipal council – new precedent created by the courts
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Mother scolds daughter in will – our advice
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Who owns the body of a deceased person?
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Can I enter into an agreement of sale or a rental agreement where my land is subject to a land claim?
VVD The appointment of a curator for a family member who can no longer look after his own affairs
VVD The legality of a restraint of trade where the employee was forced to sign the agreement
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The process to be followed when handing in firearems in terms of the amnesty
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Stripper sues Hustlers film makers for $40m
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The legality of a restraint of trade where the employee was forced to sign the agreement
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Arrest and detention: Vicky Momberg case
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The appointment of a curator for a family member who can no longer look after his own affairs
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When can you use force to defend yourself;
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The WhatsApp lotto case
Index
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What are the legal consequences of lying under oath? (allegations against former President Jacob Zuma)
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Firearms amnesty – what you need to know; (Afrikaans)
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The old SA flag and hate speech and the ‘Gay is not ok’ case;
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Don’t get on with your neighbours in a complex? Here are your options;
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The punishment for lying about your matric in South Africa;
- The curator to be appointed for Pik Botha’s wife,
- The “pedo guy” defamation claim against Elon Musk,
- The new ten days parental leave for fathers,
- The claim of Vicky Momberg against the State for R8.5m,
- Tips on joint ownership of property,
- Can you get a divorce without your spouse’s consent?