It is obvious that every adult should have a Will. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, which frequently leads to considerable confusion and unhappiness for the family of the deceased. People without a Will die Intestate, and the distribution of their deceased...
In the recent Supreme Court of Appeal case, Equistock Properties 8 (Pty) Ltd and Another v Oosthuizen and Others [2025] ZASCA 06, Hughes JA, writing for a unanimous bench, set out the requirements for the obtaining of a final interdict. In his opinion such...
The new Expropriation Act (“the new Act”) which was signed on 20 December 2024 has raised various important issues of substantive law. It seems to me that in this regard two issues require definition and some reflection: firstly, what in fact is it that the new Act...
In July 2024, the President of South Africa signed the new Climate Change Act (“the Act”) which shall be proclaimed shortly. The Act is a comprehensive attempt at setting out the broad principles to be followed by the various officials of the State in their...
In a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment[i], a unanimous bench held that drones, bait carrying remote controlled boats and other remotely operated devices, in certain circumstances are prohibited in terms of the Marine Act.[ii] The judgment dealt specifically with...
