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Mutual Seperation Agreements
Too often attorneys get approached by an employer or employee who indicates that they are no longer satisfied with their working relationship. However, these parties usually do not want to end the relationship on bad terms and they are desirous of reaching an...
Abusing Medical Leave
WHAT CAN AN EMPLOYER DO WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS ABUSING HIS MEDICAL LEAVE? It happens too often that an employer is faced with an employee who takes more medical leave than he is supposed texpected, but the employee always provides a medical certificate. The question...
Vetting Potential Clients- the GOLDEN TOOL
You have most likely heard the term vetting and not know exactly what it entails. This article will give a better understanding of what the vetting process entails and how it will benefit your company. This article will explain the process in the event of a new client...
The principal of caveat emptor- red lights to look out for in contracts!
Caveat emptor is a principal inherited from the Roman Dutch law which in broad terms means that any person contracting with another party should read the documents that they sign and ensure that they understand the contents thereof. It is deemed that when a person...
Do I need to register as a Credit Provider?
Section 40, as amended, of the National Credit Act determines which entities or persons must register as a credit provider. Now this seems to be quite obvious, if you are in the business of lending monies you need to register. However, the Supreme Court of Appeal has...
What is a Tracing?
What to do if you have a client who owes you money, but you can no longer get hold of them? Someone who owes you money and has ‘disappeared’? Well Tracing is a sort of magic on its own. With debtors defaulting on their payments on the rise tracing is the ideal...
Claiming maintenance for your child: A step-by-step guide through Maintenance Court
Section 18 of the Children’s Act, 38 of 2005 places the responsibility on the parents of a child to contribute to the maintenance of the child. This article endeavours in setting out the process of claiming the maintenance your child is entitled to at Maintenance...
The Rights of an Unmarried Father
The rights of an unmarried father is a topic that is rarely highlighted or talked about in day-to-day conversations. And so it is often unclear to a man who is not married to the mother of his children as to what his rights truly are. In this article we highlight what...
5 Reasons Why You Should Try To Agree On A Parenting Plan During Your Split
Raising children in the stressful modern age is no mean feat, even in circumstances where there is a stable and loving relationship between two parents. In cases where parents break up, whether they were married or not, feelings of love and intimacy are usually...
7 Reasons why you need a debt collector
“Why would I need a debt collector?” you may ask. Trying to collect your own outstanding debt can be awkward and can be detrimental to the working relationship you have with your clients. If your clients don’t pay on time, you follow up. Friendly this...