New Gender Based Violence Laws for South Africa Arisha Rajaram Gender Based Violence The debate of Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been continuing for many years. During the nationwide lockdown, we have seen an increase in GBV, including but not limited to rape, assault, domestic...
Big win for land occupiers in Cape Town Arisha Rajaram Urgent Court Interdict On Tuesday, 25 August 2020, the Western Cape High Court granted an urgent interdict to prevent the City of Cape Town from evicting people who have unlawfully occupied vacant land without permission...
Estate Agents And Property Viewings During Covid-19 Arisha Rajaram Commencement of employment According to the advanced level 3 Lockdown Regulations, and as of 1 June 2020, commercial and residential Estate Agents were able to commence employment. However, emphasis has continuously been placed on the importance...
Legal Requirements for an Engagement Arisha Rajaram Lawful engagement and termination In terms of South African Common Law, an engagement between two persons is deemed to be a contract between two parties to marry each other on a specific date. For an engagement to be...
The importance of Non-Disclosure Agreements Nozipho Mvulane Non-disclosure in general A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legal document that protects parties’ confidential information. An NDA is an agreement by two or more organisations’ not to give information to others (including third parties) about formal discussions...
