Urgent applications – Beware the pitfalls!

No one wants to have a presumably urgent application dismissed due to a lack of urgency. Not only do you not receive the desired outcome, but you have to pay your opponent’s legal costs as well as your own. South African courts have prescribed rules regarding the manner in which

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Claiming From The Road Accident Fund

Have you been injured or has the breadwinner passed away in a motor vehicle collision? If so, then you may have a valid claim against the Road Accident Fund. Who may claim from the Road Accident Fund? A person who was personally injured, except if the person who wants to

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The Value Of Cohabitation Agreements

Formal marriage or cohabitation? It was not long ago when the default position was to formally say “I do”. However, lately, there seems to be a trend of many couples not to get formally married and to rather cohabitate. It is important to note that cohabitating couples do not enjoy

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