by Candi Ferreira | Aug 28, 2025 | Articles
Divorce 101: A Simple Guide to the Legal Side “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” (C.S. Lewis) Divorce is traumatic, to the extent that it’s widely considered to be the second most stressful life...
by Candi Ferreira | Aug 28, 2025 | Articles
Your House Burns to the Ground: Can You Hold the Seller Liable? “Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides.” (William Shakespeare, in King Lear) A recent High Court judgment confirms, yet again, that if a property seller knows about a hidden defect and keeps it...
by Candi Ferreira | Jul 25, 2025 | Legal Speak
Legal Speak Made Easy – “Nolle prosequi” A nolle prosequi (Latin for “do not want to pursue”) is a formal certificate issued by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) when it decides not to pursue criminal charges against a person accused of a crime. This does...
by Candi Ferreira | Jul 25, 2025 | Articles
Private Prosecution: Neighbours at War “I charge you by the law.” (William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice) Victims of crime are entitled to see the perpetrators brought to justice. Feeling that the justice system has failed you can cause significant...
by Candi Ferreira | Jul 25, 2025 | Articles
What’s the Normal Retirement Age? It’s Complicated, as The Plumber’s Tale Proves “When cognitive capacities are the focus, the 70s are the new 50s.” (IMF) Fake news articles suggesting that South Africa was implementing a new standard retirement age policy, supposedly...
