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Who is responsible for damages to my vehicle when hitting an animal on South African Roads?

02 May 2024,  Crystelle Steyn

Encountering an animal on the road while driving can be a frightening experience, not only for the safety risks involved... but also for the potential damage it can cause to your vehicle. In South Africa, where wildlife and domestic animals may roam freely in certain areas, understanding who bears responsibility for vehicle damage in such situations is essential.

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Motor Vehicle Accidents and Right of Retention (LIEN)– What should you Know?

02 May 2024,  Allan Lesesa

Motor vehicle accidents happen ever so frequently. When they do, it is often the case that a towing company will... tow the damaged vehicle(s) to a yard for safe keeping and whilst doing so, they charge for storage, and such fees ought to be paid before the vehicle or scrap may be released to the owner. Is this lawful?

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Suretyship vs Guarantee. What’s the difference?

02 May 2024

In this article, we look at two primary forms of security commonly found in financial transactions, namely suretyship agreements and... guarantees, and explain the difference between these two forms of security.

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Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024

On 4 April 2024 in the matter of Savannah Country Estate Homeowners Association v Zero Plus Trading 194 (Pty) Ltd... and Others (773/2022) [2024] ZASCA 40, our Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) had to address the important difference between an application for leave to appeal and an application for special leave to appeal. In this article, we analyse the SCA’s views in this regard.

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Who is responsible for damages to my vehicle when hitting an animal on South African Roads?

02 May 2024,  Crystelle Steyn

Encountering an animal on the road while driving can be a frightening experience, not only for the safety risks involved... but also for the potential damage it can cause to your vehicle. In South Africa, where wildlife and domestic animals may roam freely in certain areas, understanding who bears responsibility for vehicle damage in such situations is essential.

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Motor Vehicle Accidents and Right of Retention (LIEN)– What should you Know?

02 May 2024,  Allan Lesesa

Motor vehicle accidents happen ever so frequently. When they do, it is often the case that a towing company will... tow the damaged vehicle(s) to a yard for safe keeping and whilst doing so, they charge for storage, and such fees ought to be paid before the vehicle or scrap may be released to the owner. Is this lawful?

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Article

Suretyship vs Guarantee. What’s the difference?

02 May 2024

In this article, we look at two primary forms of security commonly found in financial transactions, namely suretyship agreements and... guarantees, and explain the difference between these two forms of security.

READ MORE
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Article

Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024

On 4 April 2024 in the matter of Savannah Country Estate Homeowners Association v Zero Plus Trading 194 (Pty) Ltd... and Others (773/2022) [2024] ZASCA 40, our Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) had to address the important difference between an application for leave to appeal and an application for special leave to appeal. In this article, we analyse the SCA’s views in this regard.

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Things to know before selling your home

27 February 2018,  Gerda Janse van Rensburg

When making the decision to sell your property, it is not as simple as putting an advertisement in the local... paper and signing a piece of paper.  Here are some things you should consider when putting your property us for sale:

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