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Your right as a Grandparent: 3 things your should know
A Grandparent or grandparents often fill the void for children when their own parents are not able to take care of them. Grandparents, having raised their own children before, can provide their grandchildren with significant wisdom and life-lessons which can be...
16 Important clauses that your agreement should contain
Have you ever had issues with a clause in your agreement? This could be detrimental to your business, and could cost you money in the long term. In order to safeguard your business against legal action, non-payment and the like, your contract should be drafted in such...
6 Possible signs of Parental Alienation
Are you a targeted parent? We look at six signs of possible Parental Alienation. The divorce or separation of parents can have devastating effects on the children involved. Some parents use their power to make children falsely believe that the other parent is bad. Not...
Weed in the Workplace: A Labour Attorney’s Perspective
The legalisation of marijuana in South Africa has many people scratching their heads as to what exactly it means for employees in the workplace. Whilst some feel that the legalisation thereof is a good thing, some feel that it will not be good for the economy and the...
How to minimize the risk of contracting with bad payers
To minimize the risk of contracting with bad payers is something that each business owner will want to figure out how to do. Prevention is always better than cure! So take a look at your processes and fix those before attempting to cure an already existing problem. ...
3 Things to ask yourself before you dismiss an employee
There are a lot of questions to ask yourself before you dismiss an employee, but we highlight three of the most important ones. In a lot of instances, some employers are too eager to dismiss an employee for some form of misconduct. This has in almost all of those...
The Role, Functions and Benefits of the Family Advocate
A “Family Advocate” is often something parents come across when facing separation, married or unmarried, when they have a dispute over who the care, contact and access of the child or children, will belong to. However, very few parents understand the role, function...
9 Tips to keep a grip on your corporation’s debtors book
How often do you hear a financial officer of any corporation exclaim in exuberant happiness how under control his debtors book is? Likely never! And the closely succeeding statement would likely be that it seems impossible to collect these outstanding amounts, the...
The Male Primogeniture Rule
The Male Primogeniture Rule is a customary law which states that only the elder legitimate son can inherit the deceased estate in exclusion of the other siblings. A large number of South Africans live in terms of customary law rules and they see them as being legally...
Automatic Termination of Employment
It is important to be aware of case law and recent judgments regarding the various facets of the law. In this research article, we will be exploring the long-debated subject of an employment relationship that may be terminated by the employer upon a specific event...