What is a living will? The living will (also known as an advance healthcare directive) is a document which sets out your wishes for medical care, and directs your medical…
The Protection from Harassment Act became law four years ago. In The new Protection from Harassment Act we examined the new Act, which vastly strengthened the capacity of magistrates to bring harassment to…
Employing a key staff member can feel like risky business. They will get to know your clients, your systems, your "tricks of the trade". All well and good: you want…
Social media is vastly accessible. A post typed out on one's phone in a moment can be immediately available to countless users around the globe. When one has been bitten…
Business magazines trumpet the glory of establishing a business from scratch then selling it at a massive profit. Mr C did just that. However his success story did not have a happy…
Young working people increasingly regard having a last will and testament as part and parcel of being a responsible young adult. It is often marriage or another permanent relationship, or the…
Mr RG senior was a successful farmer in his lifetime. Before his death in 2007, he transferred 9 farms into trusts, on the advice of his accountant son, RG junior.…
In the recent judgment of EWN v Pharmaco Distribution (Pty) Ltd, the Labour Court ruled on the case of an aggrieved employee, EWN, after her dismissal from employment as a pharmaceutical…
"On this date, in response to the new guidelines of Facebook, pursuant to articles L.111, 112 and 113 of the code of intellectual property, I declare that my rights are…
The Johannesburg High Court dealt with a rare request by a litigant, in the case of Grant versus Carmelita and Others. The biological parents of the two children concerned in…