Family Law, Divorce & Conveyancing Specialists in South Africa
As South Africa slowly starts to recover from the insurmountable effects of the COVID-19 pandemic yet another atrocity has emerged, this time in the form of human rights abuse and money laundering. Kwasizabantu Mission is the most recent organisation to have been hit by serious allegations, which allegations include
In South Africa, the extent of sexual exploitation of children has increased drastically, and its nature has changed over time. On a regular basis, there are reports of cases of children rescued from human traffickers and from the clutches of sex slave rings. While some of the stories are
The increase in the heinous and brutal acts of domestic violence during South Africa’s lockdown period is difficult for many of us to conceptualise. What is most frightening however, is inadequate protection which a protection order is supposedly meant to provide to its victims. In terms of the Domestic
The Constitutional Court in 2005 found the exclusion of same-sex marriage in the Marriage Act to be unconstitutional and directed Parliament to rectify this issue within 12 months. Instead of amending the Marriage Act to include same-sex marriage, Parliament created the Civil Union Act. There was prevailing political pressure
With President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing that a number of our country’s lockdown regulations will be relaxed as we move to a level 1 lockdown from midnight on Sunday (20 September), many people are rejoicing at the prospect of getting back to some sense of normality. With the number of
Many parents are unsure as to what their responsibilities and rights are when it comes to their child or children. In cases of a divorce, it is often the case that one spouse may threaten the other spouse stating that they are going to get “full custody” of the
The word conveyancing is used to describe the administrative and legal procedures necessary to transfer ownership (and other rights) in immovable property from one person to another. Our land registration system is generally acknowledged to be one of the best developed and most accurate systems in the world. Because
In September 2018, the Constitutional Court delivered a judgment that removed the criminalisation of privately growing, owning and using marijuana/cannabis/weed etc. and directed Parliament to enact Legislation in two years (this year). Pending this, the Constitutional Court suspended the relevant provisions which criminalised the private cultivation, possession and consumption
The shooting of Eldorado Park teenager Nathaniel Julies by members of the SAPS has once again brought into sharp focus the issue of police brutality. His senseless murder has sent shockwaves around the globe. Nathaniel, 16, who had Down syndrome, was unarmed when he was gunned down, dragged into
The COVID-19 lockdown has had a severe effect on both the ability of schools to operate and provide an education as well as the financial situations of many parents who may be uncertain as to what happens now when it comes to the payment by them of school fees
