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Letter from City of JHB in light of Supreme Court of Appeal judgment holding new owners of property liable for past municipal debts
City of Johannesburg Revenue Shared Services Centre Thuso House PO Box 5000 Tel +27(0) 11 628 4774 61 Jorissen Street Johannesburg Fax +27(0) 11 358 3639 Braamfontein 2000 …
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Transfer duties in terms of the 2015 Budget
As is effective from 1 March 2015, the following transfer duties are applicable on property transfers: PROPERTY VALUE RATE OF TAX R0 – R750,000 0% R750,001 – R 1,250,000 3% of the value over R750,000 R1,250,001…
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Fixed Term Contracts of Employment under the Amended Labour Relations Act
The Labour Relations Act has been amended as of 1 January 2015. It is a well-known and widespread practice for employers to structure contracts of employment in such a way that the permanence of the contract is avoided. For example…
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Online selling- what your website needs
There are certain recommendations and important statutory requirements applicable to online stores: All relevant disclosures in terms of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, as are provided for in the Act. There is a checklist of 18 disclosures of information which…
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Contractual variations/cancellations/amendments over email
There may be many different reasons why one varies or cancels a contract. As is normal in business practice, contracts are very often amended, varied and/or cancelled. However must must always be wary of the obligations which have been prescribed…
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Direct marketing- National OPT Out
The Direct Marketing Association of Southern Africa (‘DMASA’) has enabled consumers to prevent members of the DMASA from contacting those who do not wish to receive sms’s and telephone calls. Members of the DMASA include numerous companies/organisations who are notorious for direct…
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The difference between a General and Special Power of Attorney
Special Power of attorney: enable an agent/authorised person to attend to a specific act only. General Power of attorney: enables an agent/authorised person to attend to a variety of different acts. Generally it is comprised of various clauses enabling a variety…
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Conveyancing: Very Basics of the Sectional Titles Act
The Sectional Titles Act (“the Act”) allows registration of title to a building or parts of it. The Act makes provision for dividing buildings into sections together with common property and exclusive use areas. It also makes provision for the transfer…
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Is your company safeguarded by its Memorandum of Incorporation (“MOI”)
The New Companies Act, which is referred to in this article as “the Act”, now makes provision for a single constitutive document for companies. Under the old act there were two constitutive documents namely the Memorandum of Association and the…
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