A Thought for Mandela Month – How Does Ubuntu Impact Your Legal Rights?
“In Africa there is a concept known as ‘ubuntu’ – the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others.” (Nelson Mandela)
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BFFs no More: The Verbal Agreement That Cost R1 Million
“My word is my bond.” (Once the motto of 16th-century merchants, adopted by ’90s hip-hop artists, and now tossed around by duelling politicians) Many people
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Gift or Loan? A Cautionary Tale for the Season of Giving
“The bluntest pencil is better than the sharpest mind” (Unknown) The Festive Season is traditionally a time for giving, and it seems a pity to
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Contracting with Trusts – Is a Majority Resolution Valid?
“Externally, trustees cannot disagree. In the external sphere the Trust functions by virtue of its resolutions, which have to be supported by the full complement
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Can Your 👍Thumbs-Up Emoji or E-Signature Seal a Deal?
“…data messages or electronic signatures are now recognised in our law as equivalent to a proper basis upon which a written contract can be concluded.
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Verbal Agreements – Not Much Good, But Lots of Bad and Ugly
“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” (Spaghetti Western, 1966) A common myth – one that can get you into a whole lot of trouble
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Exemption Clauses in Contracts – Fine Print Can Void Them
“… he did not think that he was binding himself ‘to all sorts of fine print that I can’t even read’.” (Extract from judgment below,
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Friends and Lovers: Before You Lend Out Your Car…
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be” (Shakespeare) This is a case of a “love relationship” gone wrong but the principles of vehicle ownership apply
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Electronic Signatures in Property and Other Transactions
“To sign a document means to authenticate that which stands for or is intended to represent the name of the person who is to authenticate”
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