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SHOULD YOU GET MARRIED WITH AN ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT

The importance of an antenuptial contract, cannot be overstated. One may say that an antenuptial contract is one of the most important documents that a person will ever sign. An antenuptial contract is entered into prior to a couples’ marriage, the purpose of which is to regulate the terms

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Estate Planning With Benita Ardenbaum Attorneys

COVID-19 AND YOUR WILL

As cases of infection and death due to COVID-19 increase in South Africa, it is important to ensure that you have a will in place, or see if you need to update your will. There are several strict requirements that need to be met, in terms of South African

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HARASSMENT ORDERS – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

The reality is, each of us at some stage of our lives has been subjected to harassment in some form, whether directly or indirectly, and when it happens, it can be difficult to resolve.  The Protection from Harassment Act is a law that provides victims of harassment with a

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GBV During COVID-19 & Lockdown

Gender-Based Violence Cases and Booze Sales Ban

The question that everyone is asking is whether Gender Based Violence has dropped since the second alcohol ban in South Africa on the 12 July by the government, who simultaneously implemented a nighttime curfew restricting people’s movements between 9:00 pm and 4:00 am. While statistics indicate that the alcohol

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Jobs Lost due To Covid-19

OVER 3 MILLION JOBS LOST AS A RESULT OF COVID-19

Recent studies have shown that approximately three million people in South Africa lost their jobs between February and April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women have accounted for two million of the jobs lost. Calls are growing from those people employed in industries in distress, particularly the

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Divorce Lawyer South Africa Divorce During Quarantine

HAS THE LOCKDOWN DESTROYED YOUR MARRIAGE?

We are living in unusual times, which has put “for better or worse” to an unexpected new type of test altogether for even the strongest marriages. The lockdown has flared up tensions in marriages as spouses are left with little breathing room from one another, are prevented from being

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Impact of Load Shedding in South Africa

LOAD SHEDDING – ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR SOUTH AFRICA!

The return of load shedding could be the nail in the coffin and the final straw that will break the back of South African businesses who are currently battling under Level 3 lockdown restrictions, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, are already under

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