Family Law, Divorce & Conveyancing Specialists in South Africa
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and children. Although accurate statistics are difficult to obtain for many reasons (including the fact that most incidents of GBV are not reported), it is evident South Africa has particularly high rates
A state of emergency was recently declared in the state of Kaduna, Nigeria, following an uproar and public outcry over the steep rise in reported rapes during the coronavirus lockdown. A new law in the state of Kaduna dramatically increased the legal consequences facing convicted rapists. In cases where
A framework for guidelines on lifestyle audits for cabinet ministers and their deputies will be finalised by March 2021, about three years after President Cyril Ramaphosa said such examinations together with the signing of performance agreements would be introduced… The audits and performance agreements would play a key role
Last week Friday, members of the KwaZulu-Natal Private Ambulance Association (KPAA) engaged in protest action, driving in convoy to the Durban RAF offices with their memorandum of grievances and cutting off emergency services to anyone without medical aid or insurance for a 24-hour period, on the basis that they
In recent news, England is the latest country in Europe who will be heading into a second lockdown and who will be imposing new national restrictions. Everything except essential shops and education settings could be closed under the new measures. Across the European continent, countries are heading back into
It has been reported that there has been a notable increase early in 2020 in emigration enquiries (70%) and completed applications (45%), primarily to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, by South Africans. This steadily increasing interest to emigrate has not gone unnoticed by ordinary citizens, with the
Many same-sex couples can now breathe a sigh of relief as Section 6 of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006, which previously allowed a marriage officer to inform the Home Affairs Minister of his or her objection to officiate same-sex unions on the grounds of conscience, religion or
A former president and his wife are expected to battle it out in Pietermaritzburg High Court in what is expected to be a highly publicised divorce. Whilst the two parties’ names cannot be released to the public owing to a Constitutional Court ruling, there have been a few titbits
The Department of Home Affairs put out a concept paper in September 2019 for the development and introduction of a new marriage policy to address and engage with stakeholders with respect to outstanding concerns with respect to marriage laws in a valiant attempt to create “a new single or
For most people, your home is often your most valued asset. This is why it is essential to ensure that the transaction process is handled by a conveyancer that you can trust to act with both speed and integrity. There are three types of conveyancing attorneys that you may
