Temporary Employment Services (Labour Brokers) and their future in the South African labour spectrum

by PB-M-Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, Newsletter, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Siyabonga Zondi, Durban Intern   The use of temporary employment services (TES), better known as labour brokers, in the South African labour market has always been a topic that has polarised opinion, in both the political and the legal environment. The Labour...

What happens to your assets when you die?

by PB-M-Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, Newsletter, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Mukethwa Chauke – Johannesburg   The concept of succession is not a foreign concept in our African legal system. In customary law the heirs of the deceased were determined through the male line ,referred to as the male primogeniture rule, which is well known...

Can an administrator’s decision to refuse asylum be substituted by an order of the High Court?

by PB-M-Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, COVID 19 Related News, News, Newsletter, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Obakeng Phatshwane (Candidate Attorney, Fasken)   Given the impact of COVID 19 and the plight of asylum seekers, this decision remains crucial for those seeking asylum. The substitution by a court of an administrator’s decision2 in granting asylum is a...

City of Johannesburg’s Expanded Social Packages

by PB-M-Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

Introduction The City of Johannesburg (“The City”) has a number of financial assistance measures in place for its consumers. Each of these measures has their own specific requirements that a consumer would have to meet in order to qualify. Examples include the...

Guest slot: Validation of a postnuptial agreement

by PB-M-Admin | Jul 24, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, CASE STUDIES, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Amorette Gangel, Associate, BDK Attorneys   On 26 May 2020, the Constitutional Court dismissed an application by an appellant who sought to have a postnuptial agreement, which was entered into between a married couple during the course of their marriage and...

Is parental maintenance legally recognised?

by PB-M-Admin | Jul 24, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Melissa Engelbrecht,, Legal Intern – Cape Town   When the word maintenance is mentioned, many often think of a woman claiming maintenance in respect of a minor child or a wife claiming maintenance from her soon to be ex-husband. But too often we overlook the...