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...
by PB-M-Admin | Jul 24, 2020 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, COVID 19 Related News, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020
By Mattew December, Legal Intern, Cape Town “What do you think the organisation can do for you and your personal development?” This was the stand-out question for me during my interview with ProBono.Org in Cape Town during December 2019. I thought for a second,...
by PB-M-Admin | Jul 24, 2020 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020
At their meeting in June 2020 the ProBono.Org board resolved to appoint two additional members to the board, Sayi Nindi and Meluleki Nzimande. Sayi Nindi studied at the University of Pretoria where she graduated with an LLB and an LLM. She was admitted as an...
by PB-M-Admin | Jul 24, 2020 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020
By Shamika Dwarika, Regional Director, Durban Change. Adapt. Those two words seem to embody the spirit of my time with ProBono.Org. Six years can seem like a lifetime, but for me it has gone by in the blink of an eye. I have been through numerous changes within...
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...
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...