by Daan Steenkamp | Apr 17, 2018 | Snippet
MDPs The Legal Practice Act, 2004 will be implemented in earnest on 1 November this year. Section 6(5)(i) thereof provides that its Council, must, at the Minister’s request, advise him on multi-disciplinary (legal) practices (MDPs). MDPs don’t formally exist in South...
by Daan Steenkamp | Feb 19, 2018 | Property
The retention of viable agricultural land, of which much is made today, is not a new topic. In 1970, the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act was introduced to stem the unbridled subdivision of agricultural land into non-viable portions. That Act provides that (with...
by Daan Steenkamp | Jan 20, 2018 | Property
You do not need a professional to sell a farm. In fact, you could sell your farm in a contract written on the back of a cigarette box. If not that much in a hurry, you might wish to consider what follows: As far as the contract itself is required, there are standard...
by Daan Steenkamp | Dec 8, 2017 | Legal
Many of our more sophisticated citizens – especially business persons – elect to enter into an ante-nuptial contract (an “ANC”) prior to marriage. The intent usually is to separate their estates; to protect themselves against the insolvency of one of them and to...
by Daan Steenkamp | Nov 29, 2017 | Legal
We often lend money or allow a purchaser credit, linked with the payment of interest. Think friendly loans, credit on a purchase of a bicycle, land and the like. Such agreements, however innocent they may be, may well be voidable in future, given a recent amendment of...
