Restraint of Trade Clauses amidst COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enduring effects across the world, [...]
How a Date Affects Debt – A Description of Prescription
Suppose on a fine Saturday afternoon you receive a call [...]
The Process of Edictal Citation
Edictal citation is ordered when a Defendant is or is believed to be outside the Republic and the exact whereabouts of the Defendant is unknow. No document whereby proceedings are instituted shall be served outside the Republic of South Africa, unless permission is granted by a Court.
Piercing the corporate veil
One of the cornerstones of conducting business and other affairs through a company is the firmly entrenched principle of separate legal personality. Separate legal personality means that the rights and obligations of a company are completely separate from those of its incorporators, shareholders and directors.
Action (trial) proceedings
Civil trial proceedings will be discussed by way of a series of various parts, explaining the trial process and how to enforce a judgment. (This series will focus on Action proceedings and not Motion proceedings. Furthermore, only the procedure relating to monetary claims will be discussed)