A buy-and-sell agreement is a legally binding contract that protects both a business and its co-owners when one of the owners dies, becomes disabled, retired or wishes to exit the company.

When a company has more than one shareholder, a shareholders' agreement is one of the most important documents it can have.

The Property Practitioners' Regulatory Authority, previously known as the Estate Agency Affairs Board, recently launched a probe into its own governance affairs, with distressing...

Heightened security, a great sense of community, lower insurance costs and shared maintenance costs are a few of the advantages associated with Sectional Title developments...

A marriage contract is more than a formality, it's a legal agreement that defines how a couple's assets, debts, and financial responsibilities will be managed during and after their marriage and/or in the event of death of one of the spouses.

Before saying "I do", couples in South Africa have an important legal choice to make, how they wish their property and finances to be treated within marriage. This is done through an antenuptial contract...

Media outlets have recently reported that South Africa's Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, has published draft regulations for training in South Africa's private security industry, including minimum standards that will need to be followed.

An American teenager has invented a low-cost, mind-controlled prosthetic arm that doesn't cost an ‘arm and a leg' to manufacture and doesn't require risky brain surgery either. The 17-year-old Benjamin Choi says...

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) in the United States has made its first final decision, awarding $1,000 in damages to a photographer for a copyright infringement case

It often happens that a Property sale agreement contains special conditions requiring the Seller to attend to certain repairs or defects before transfer.

Recently, the UK communications regulator, Ofcom published shocking statistics of the scale of daily online abuse levelled at that country's Premier League footballers. Seven in ten football...

If your company has been around since before 2011, there's a good chance you're still trading as a close corporation (CC). Many owners assume CCs were abolished when the Companies Act, 2008 arrived.

Imagine you lend money to someone, securing this loan with a bond on their property. But what if the borrower can't repay and becomes insolvent? This is when Section 88 of South Africa's...

Business Rescue and the applicable legislation, in comparison with other jurisdictions and practice areas, is a relatively new concept in South Africa.

Marking an unprecedented moment in the world of rhino conservation – South Africa's Competition Commission approved the largest private rhino conservation transaction in history...

Business Rescue Practitioners in South Africa wield significant powers over distressed companies, but when does their conduct cross the line into personal liability? Explore the legal boundaries between commercial judgment and gross negligence, and discover how recent case law protects practitioners acting in good faith while holding accountable those who act recklessly or fraudulently.

It's widely accepted in South Africa that the Seller has the right to nominate the Conveyancing Attorney in a property transaction. It's a longstanding norm in the industry...

Some assets don't sit quietly on a shelf with a name tag: fuel decants into tanks; grain pours into silos; chemicals blend in vats; identical parts go into bulk bins.

Section 40 of the Trade Marks Act 1993 in South Africa governs the registration of assignments and transmissions of trade marks.

In most residential property transactions, the Seller is required to provide valid compliance certificates (including the electrical Certificate of Compliance) before registration...