POPIA finally became effective as of 1 July 2020 by the proclamation thereof in the Government Gazette. This now means that all public and private bodies will have to be fully compliant with the requirements of the Act by 30 June 2021!

U begroting klop nie en u moet aan uitgawes sny. U wil ‘n kontrak kanselleer, maar is gebind deur ‘n vaste termyn ooreenkoms. Mag u die kontrak kanselleer? Weet u wat u regte is in terme van die Verbruikersbeskermingswet?

Veral in hierdie krisis-tyd waarin Suid-Afrikaanse besighede hul tans bevind, is dit noodsaaklik dat Direkteure met erns ag slaan op hulle verantwoordelikhede en die gevolge van die nie-nakoming daarvan.

So many things have changed during the last few months and we had to adapt to a “new” kind of normal, in order to keep going forward. One of the things we have started to use much more during lockdown, are electronic signatures.

So, you have arranged payment holidays for your car loan, some of your annuities, credit card and other debt - but what about your rent?

In Deel 1 van hierdie reeks het ons gekyk na die verskillende tipe huweliksoorte wat tans erken word in Suid-Afrikaanse reg, terwyl hierdie opvolgartikel handel oor die aard van saamwoonverhoudings in Suid-Afrika en waarvoor saamwoonpaartjies versigtig moet wees.

Hoe hanteer ‘n persoon die sake van ‘n ouer of ander geliefde wat die kapasiteit verloor om na sy of haar eie belange om te sien? Kan ‘n voortdurende volmag hier moontlik van hulp wees? Of is die versorger verplig om aansoek te doen vir die aanstelling van ‘n kurator? In hierdie artikel werp ons meer lig op hierdie moeilike onderwerp.

With the High Court rolls overflowing, cases being delayed and legal bills piling up, the Rules Board for Courts of Law has proposed mediation to become the main dispute resolution mechanism, in order to relieve the High Courts’ workload and to steer the public into the direction of a quicker and perhaps more affordable dispute resolution process

U as Verbruiker beskik oor afkoelregte met die aangaan van sekere ooreenkomste. Ken u u regte? Ons kyk hier na verskillende wetgewing ter verduideliking van die Afkoelreg.