by Candi Ferreira | Nov 24, 2025 | Articles
Legal Speak Made Easy: “Title Deed” A property’s “title deed” (more formally, “deed of transfer”) is the legal document that proves ownership of immovable property (land, house, sectional title unit etc). It’s issued by the local Deeds Office, and contains detailed...
by Candi Ferreira | Nov 24, 2025 | Articles
As 1 December Looms, Here’s What AARTO Means for Motorists and Employers “Forewarned is forearmed.” (Wise old proverb) Government keeps assuring us that the long-delayed AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) system will finally begin its full...
by Candi Ferreira | Nov 24, 2025 | Articles
Wedding Bells? You Can Both Choose Your Own Surnames Now “A family name holds the music of generations – it’s the first inheritance we receive.” (Attributed to Irish poet-philosopher John O’Donohue) The Constitutional Court has just confirmed (with some significant...
by Candi Ferreira | Nov 24, 2025 | Articles
Parental Leave: Out With the Old, in With the New “Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.” (Ed Asner, actor with a great sense of humour!) A game-changing judgment from our Constitutional Court sets out new rules for parental leave. The joy of becoming...
by Candi Ferreira | Nov 24, 2025 | Articles
Selling Your House This Summer? Get Your Ducks in a Row With This Checklist “In the summertime, when the weather is high, you can stretch right up and touch the sky.” (Mungo Jerry) Summer’s here with its blue skies, happy holidaymakers from around the country and the...
by Candi Ferreira | Oct 26, 2025 | Articles, Legal Speak
Legal Speak Made Easy “Abuse of Process” “Abuse of process” is the use of our court system to improperly delay, harass, or obstruct another party. Some examples: repeatedly litigating on the same matter without justification, launching meritless cases for...
