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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

The judgments and various rulings of the Mpumalanga High Court regarding the relationship between the main seat in Nelspruit and the local seat in Middelburg, have been effectively overruled by the SCA. The practice in the Mpumalanga High Court was to regard the main...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Testamente is vir almal

Covid19 het die realiteit van die dood nader gebring aan elkeen van ons as ooit tevore. Ons het ‘n verantwoordelikheid teenoor ons geliefdes om te sorg dat ons sake in orde is. Selfs indien jy ‘n testament het, mag dit verouderd wees. Dalk het jy intussen getrou of...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Wills are also about small things

When considering a will, the assets of value come to mind. Often we forget about the small things, like who gets the dog or who are the best parents to take care of our minor children when we pass. Get in touch with us and get peace of mind.

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Relentless pursuit

We render a service that deals effectively with defaulting debtors and those who run from their obligations. Civil litigation has become tedious as a result of ever increasing legal red tape. In addition, the judiciary is tainted by the example of prominent people...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

South Africa on the slippery slope to anarchy

If you have ever wondered whether the ANC will concede defeat at any future election, here is the answer. The following is an extract from Legal Brief (published by the Law Society of SA and Juta) of 12 February 2021 and its contents is so startling that one cannot...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Zuma : now comes the real challenge

The latest shots in the Zuma-saga poses the ultimate challenge for the Government : does the President and his questionable band of brothers mean real business with corruption or are they bluffing? Zuma has openly scoffed at the rule of law, the Constitution and the...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Your will is crucial

Covid19 has brought the reality of death much closer to all of us than ever before. We all owe a responsibility to our loved ones to ensure that our affairs are in order. Even if you do have a will, it may be outdated. You may have married in the meantime or acquired...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

The Supreme Court of Appeal : going all the way

In the matter of Van Heerden v Bronkhorst our firm represented mrs Bronkhorst. The matter emanated from a will of mrs Bronkhorst’s late husband that was lost.  An unsigned copy of the will was later found amoungst the deceased’s papers. At that stage, a much earlier...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

High Court in limping mode

The LSSA Legalbrief of 16 October expresses serious concerns over the state of the judiciary nationwide. Locally, in Mpumalanga, we recently addressed the dismal state of the filing system of the civil division of the Magistrate’s Court in a Facebook post, subsequent...

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Jurisdiction : Major decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal

A new kid on the block – Attorneys admission

Yolandi Swart – ons firma se trots. Meer as 17 jaar gelede het hierdie dame as ‘n junior sekretaresse begin, skouer aan die wiel gesit, en nou, ‘n man, twee pragtige seuns en vele jare se studie later, kan sy die vrugte pluk. Geluk Gὔnther – dit kos baie opoffer en...

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