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Can Creditors continue with litigation on an E- Contract if the traditional rules of concluding a contract are not followed?
Traditionally, when a Contract of Loan is concluded an individual normally goes to the Financial Institution to complete the necessary forms and take all ancillary annexures for consideration of that loan and await approval of it. The Financial Institution would then...
Cybercrime in the Conveyancing sphere
Conveyancing firms are steadily becoming targets of cyber crime due to large sums of money that is involved in property transactions. Most of the correspondence exchanged between conveyancing firms and clients are also by way of electronic communication which makes it...
Retirement Age, can an employer fairly terminate the services of an employee who has worked beyond his/her retirement age?
The above question has been the subject of a highly contested legal debate until recently when the Labour Appeal Court was faced with the same issue. In the matter between Motor Industry Staff Association obo F.W Landman v Great South Panel Beaters t/a Great South...
The difference between Mediation and Arbitration
In the seeking of a resolution to a legal dispute it is important for the parties to fully understand the options available to them. In certain cases there is no choice, but a certain process is prescribed by the relevant authorities. The most common processes involve...
What is happening at the Road Accident Fund – the new strategy?
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) was created to fulfil its constitutionally mandated function of financially assisting road users who have been adversely impacted in accidents on South African public roads. In other words, the RAF exists so that victims of road accidents...