Married Out of Community of Property? You May Still Be Entitled to a Share "Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both." (Eleanor Roosevelt) Under the antenuptial contract alone, she...

Your Property Purchase Collapses: Can You Get Your Deposit Back? “A creature with a big enough head to make a contract should have the sense to make one it can keep.” (Barbara Kingsolver) A R1.725...

Estate Planning: The Ambush Tax Lurking in the Wings “I can't afford to die; I'd lose too much money.” (George Burns, comedian) At the heart of any estate plan lies your will. Pair it with a file...

Dodgy Deck: When a Property Defect is Your Problem, Not the Seller's "The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one." (George Herbert) A Marina Da Gama property. A collapsed wooden deck. A...

Reckless Lending: You Could Lose Everything “One of the greatest disservices you can do a man is to lend him money that he can’t pay back.” (Jesse H. Jones, entrepreneur) A recent High Court...

She Fell Out of a Safari Vehicle: When Disclaimers Fail "The big print giveth and the fine print taketh away." (Tom Waits) You have almost certainly signed a disclaimer at some point. A waiver...

Bad Manager or Workplace Bully? Where the Law Draws the Line "To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." (Elbert Hubbard) An unpleasant boss. A strained working relationship. A...

Bodies Corporate and HOAs: Apply Your Rules With Common Sense, or Else "Good rules make good neighbours." (Old proverb, updated) The many benefits of living in a residential complex come, naturally...