Legal Speak Made Easy The “Aedilitian Remedies”

by Candi Ferreira | Jun 22, 2026 | Legal Speak

Legal Speak Made Easy The “Aedilitian Remedies” A common sense principle inherited from early Roman law is that the buyer of an item discovering a latent (hidden) defect in it after the sale has a choice of remedies: either cancel the sale and return the item to the...

Married Out of Community of Property? You May Still Be Entitled to a Share

by Candi Ferreira | Jun 22, 2026 | Articles

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 would have had no claim on his estate. The court found...

Your Property Purchase Collapses: Can You Get Your Deposit Back?

by Candi Ferreira | Jun 22, 2026 | Articles

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 million deposit. A bank guarantee that never arrived. A property that...

Estate Planning: The Ambush Tax Lurking in the Wings

by Candi Ferreira | Jun 22, 2026 | Articles

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 containing all the information and documents that your...

Dodgy Deck: When a Property Defect is Your Problem, Not the Seller’s

by Candi Ferreira | Jun 22, 2026 | Articles

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 purchase price of R1.55 million and repair costs claimed...