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Our names are important to us, not only in a deeply personal sense but also in a multiplicity of practical and legal situations.
So think carefully about what surname you want to use if as a woman you are getting married or divorced, or are widowed.
The choice itself is by law your own personal one to make, but we’ll have a look at what exactly those choices are, at the practicalities involved, and at how this all affects men.
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Our courts are not gentle with employers who contravene our labour laws, particularly in cases of automatic unfairness and unfair discrimination. A recent Labour Court decision involved an employee who was summarily dismissed for misconduct after a disciplinary enquiry, despite being diagnosed with depression.
The outcome is a reminder to employers to tread with extreme care in cases where misconduct may be linked to some form of mental disorder or disability. We discuss the facts, the Court’s findings, and the mistakes the employer made…
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You are owed a fortune by a debtor who turns out to have nothing in his own name. But you find out that there are plenty of assets in his family trust, and you suspect that they are in fact his assets, hidden away from creditors like you. What can you do about it?
A recent SCA judgment revolved around a creditor’s R11m loss to a cattle dealer’s Ponzi scheme. The dealer committed suicide leaving debts of R35m, and when his deceased estate was declared insolvent, the creditor applied to sequestrate the dealer’s farm-owning trust. We have a look at why that line of attack failed, and at what the creditor should have done instead…
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