Property Law6 min read
Tenant not paying rent — the lawful next steps
Arrears, breach notices, the 20-business-day CPA cancellation rule, and the PIE eviction process explained for Western Cape landlords.
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Criminal Law8 min read
Schedule 6 bail applications — the hidden architecture of failure
The founding affidavit, witness preparation, corroborating documents, and the reverse-onus interests-of-justice test for serious offences.
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Family Law7 min read
When family, business and divorce collide — trusts as alter ego
How courts may include trust assets in accrual or redistribution claims where a spouse controls a trust.
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Property Law9 min read
Expropriation as a legal procedure — deadlines, leverage and risk
How to engage with the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 process without losing your property rights.
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Property Law5 min read
Your lease is your future court file
Why vague, outdated or borrowed leases cost you money — a practical guide to residential and commercial lease drafting.
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Family Law8 min read
International divorce in South Africa
Jurisdiction, edictal citation, service abroad and cross-border assets — what to expect when a marriage spans borders.
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Family Law6 min read
Child care and contact for fathers — what courts actually look at
Best interests, stability, routine, evidence; why gender is not the starting point in a care and contact dispute.
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Family Law7 min read
Child maintenance in South Africa — enforcement and common myths
Maintenance Court procedure, contribution-to-costs, Rule 43, and what to do when a paying parent defaults.
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Family Law5 min read
Minor child passports and international travel consent
Section 18(3)(c) of the Children's Act, consent letters, court solutions, and the difference between relocation and travel.
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Family Law6 min read
Rule 43 in South Africa — interim relief during divorce
Interim maintenance, contribution to legal costs, interim care and contact, and variation of orders.
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Family Law7 min read
Civil vs customary marriage in South Africa
Rights, registration and divorce explained — the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act and the difference between civil, customary and civil-union marriages.
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Family Law8 min read
Retirement funds and divorce
The clean-break principle, pension interest, deduction thresholds, and how the Pension Funds Act interacts with the Divorce Act.
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Family Law7 min read
Antenuptial contracts in South Africa — with or without accrual?
The difference between in community, out of community with accrual, and out of community without accrual — and why your ANC must be signed, notarised and registered before the wedding.
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Family Law6 min read
The accrual system explained — how your estate grows during marriage
Commencement values, deductions, exclusions, and the formula that determines what the smaller-accrual spouse can claim on divorce.
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Family Law5 min read
Protection orders vs restraining orders — which do you need?
South African law does not use "restraining order". The real remedies are the Domestic Violence Act and the Protection from Harassment Act — different applicants, different tests, different courts.
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Family Law10 min read
Divorce in South Africa — the complete guide
From summons to decree: grounds, the three routes, court procedure, sheriff service, Rule 43 interim relief, and what to prepare before you start.
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