ENFORCEMENT OF CCMA AWARDS

Employees seeking relief at the CCMA will most certainly be relieved by the judgement of the Labour Appeal Court in the matter of the CCMA vs MBS TRANSPORT CC and Five Others [J1807/2015] / [JA94/2015] delivered on 28 June 2016.  In this judgement the court confirms...

CHANGE OF MARITAL DISPENSATION

The choice between available marriage regimes is an important one, as it determines spouses’ liability towards creditors of the other, rights to deal with matrimonial property, and entitlement to assets of the estate(s) upon dissolution of the marriage by death or...

STAFF LOANS AND THE NCA

Since its inception the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (“the NCA”), has significantly stirred the waters of the credit industry in South Africa.  The purpose of the NCA is   to promote and advance the social and economic welfare of South Africans as well as to ensure...

SURETY AGREEMENTS AND HOW IT AFFECTS YOU

In today’s world many of us will at one stage or another be requested to stand  surety for another person’s or entity’s debt, either for a friend, family or as a director of a company.  Before binding yourself as a surety one should have an understanding of the nature...

A LIVING WILL

As stipulated in the Bill of Rights everyone has the right to dignity, the right to life and the right to freedom and security of the person which entitles the individual to make informed decisions about his or her life and body. A living will is an advanced directive...