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Can You Use Land Use Laws to Close Down a Neighbour’s Business?
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If you find yourself being driven to distraction by nuisance from a neighbour’s business operation, and if all your efforts to find a peaceful compromise have come to nought, it’s time to consider going the legal route. That’s never first prize with neighbours, but if they leave you no choice it’s off to court you go.
We discuss the outcomes of two cases involving businesses being conducted by neighbours in breach of the local land use laws. To end off, we’ll share some advice on checking a property’s land use restrictions and zoning before you buy it.
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Estate Planning: Remember your Pets!
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In planning our estates and drafting our wills, our focus is inevitably on protecting our (human) loved ones. But spare a thought also for your pets. What will become of them when you are no longer around to look after them? We’ll share three ideas for ensuring that they don’t end up needlessly euthanised or consigned to a shelter.
First however we discuss the concept of a “pets’ living will” – similar to your own living will, and equally designed to save your pets from needless distress and suffering.
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Legal Speak Made Easy
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“Copyright” or “Copywrite”?
Commonly confused, and sometimes incorrectly switched out by spell-checkers, these two terms are pronounced identically but have completely different meanings. “Copyright” is one of our intellectual property legal protections for creators of artistic and creative works. In South Africa it is automatic and doesn’t require registration; but adding a copyright notice with a “©” symbol and the year of creation to your work tells would-be plagiarists that you are serious about protecting your rights.
“Copywrite” on the other hand is what a “copywriter” does – literally, “writes copy”, usually for some form of advertising or other marketing communication.
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Have a Healthy,
Happy and Successful
2024!
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