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Legal Speak Made Easy: “Lex domicilii matrimonii”
This old legal concept, meaning literally “the law of the domicile of the marriage”, addresses a fundamental question facing courts when marriages involve multiple jurisdictions: “which country’s...
Can Your Neighbour’s CCTV Camera Point into Your Property?
“Good fences make good neighbours.” (Robert Frost) The neighbours, in the affluent suburb of Bakoven, had been locked in an acrimonious dispute for almost two decades when CCTV cameras became the...
A Pothole Causes You to Crash. Can You Sue the Government?
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” (Benjamin Franklin) On New Year’s Day in 2012, the rider was travelling along Airport Road (MR347), between George Airport and Blanco, when his...
Better Late Than Never: Marriage Law Drags Itself into the 21st Century
“It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr) A couple may marry in one country, live in several...
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Fourth Supplementary Valuation Roll (2025/2026)
Public Notice: Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Fourth Supplementary Valuation Roll (2025/2026) Property owners within the Buffalo City Metropolitan area—including East London, King William's...
Do You Really Need 6 Types of Will
“One ring to rule them all.” (JRR Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings) When it comes to making sure that you get to choose who inherits what from your estate, there really is only “one will to rule...
Legal Speak Made Easy: “Restitutio in Integrum”
“Restitutio in Integrum” An ancient Roman law remedy literally meaning "restoration to the original state", restitutio in integrum aims to restore people, as far as possible, to the position they...
Whistleblower Reinstated: Protected Disclosures Act to the Rescue
Whistleblower Reinstated: Protected Disclosures Act to the Rescue "…the threat of disciplinary action can be held as a sword of Damocles over the heads of employees …" (Supreme Court of Appeal) The...
Does the Consumer Protection Act Protect Every Tenant?
Does the Consumer Protection Act Protect Every Tenant? “It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” (attributed to Mark Twain) A married...
Can Family Conflict Kibosh a Trust?
Can Family Conflict Kibosh a Trust? “The palest ink is better than the best memory.” (Chinese proverb) A founder dies and the family disagrees about what should happen to the assets. Then some...