In this video, Brett Bentley explores the legalities of registered mail as a means of legal communication and how the Electronic Communication and Transmission Act can bring this process into the 21st century.

Many South Africans are currently feeling the pressure of the economic recession and looking for relief. However, it has now become more widely recognized...

In this video, Brett Bentley explores the registration requirements for a business to be required to register as a credit provider in terms of the befuddling South African National Credit Act.

Business Rescue proceedings entail the process of attempting to rehabilitate financially distressed companies, and find their legislative authority in Chapter 6 of the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008

With the introduction of business rescue in terms of Chapter 6 of the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008, one of the areas of contention has been its affect on the suretyships of the company in...

The Prescription Act 68 of 1969 ("the Act") regulates the running of Prescription. A debt will prescribe after the lapse of a certain time period.

Harassing the staff at Pridwin and coaches of other schools and on several occasions, behaviour that came close to physical violence.

Settlement agreements form an essential part of commercial debt repayments. By acting as a recording of the agreed terms of the repayment, ...

Below is a copy of the article with originally appeared in the April 2019 edition of the official South African attorneys' journal De Rebus.

Brink v Humphries & Jewell (Pty) Ltd 2005 (2) SA 419 (SCA) The caveat subscriptor doctrine has come under increasing pressure in recent years in favour of ...

The National Credit Act No. 34 of 2005 ("the NCA" or "Act") has had a significant impact on transactions involving deferred payment and interest in South Africa.

One of the few benefits of the COVID-19 Lockdown is that it has speeded up the adoption of the so-called digital or electronic contracting. While this form of contracting is already the norm in many instances,...