While approaching the courts is a traditional method for resolving disputes between parties, there are times and circumstances where the courts are not necessarily the best option. Now, more than ever during the current Covid-19 ... Read more
A professional opinion by Stephan Haynes [BCom LLB LLM] – Attorney at Gillan & Veldhuizen Inc Since the COVID-19 Coronavirus (“Coronavirus”) was declared an international pandemic, it has reached South African shores and resulted in ... Read more
As POPI becomes mainstream, the issues around privacy are readily becoming topics of conversation around the braai, at the pub, the dinner table and lunch with the ladies. This awareness by individuals is causing people to ... Read more
Through handling countless mediations every year, I understand that not all disputes are created equal – from divorce to business rescue, unruly neighbours, workplace disputes, commercial, insurance and property disagreements - the magnitude, complexity, sector and ... Read more
Workplace disputes Employers have a duty to protect their staff. They have a duty to provide a safe working environment, free from bullying, intimidation, sexual harassment and any other conflict. There are certain types of ... Read more
By Stephan Haynes Cryptocurrency can be defined as a virtual asset which resembles monetary value and is exchanged on a decentralised marketplace by way of blockchain technology. In layman’s terms, these are virtual assets that ... Read more
by Katherine Timoney A family business trust is one where the trustees are beneficiaries of the trust and the beneficiaries are related to each other. It has become common practice to use inter vivos family trusts ... Read more
“Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent” [Johnathan Swift] It is a sad fact, a harsh reality and all too commonplace, the incidence of domestic violence and ... Read more
In July 1993 the Institute of Directors in South Africa asked retired Supreme Court of South Africa, judge Mervyn E. King to chair a committee on corporate governance. The committee’s report, aptly named, was to ... Read more
For so many of us, a home or any immovable property will be our biggest investment and when we make the decision to sell, typically we not only want to get the best possible price, ... Read more
