Conveyancing is the legal term for the process whereby a person, company, close corporation or trust becomes the registered and legal owner of immovable property and ensures that this ownership cannot be challenged. It also covers the process of the registration of mortgages and other rights.
Civil litigation is a term that applies to any legal dispute where two or more parties are seeking monetary damages or a specific performance and does not include criminal accusations.
Commercial law pertains to those legal principles applied in the world of business and applies to persons and entities who are engaged in business and commercial transactions. Corporate law deals with those legal principles applicable to companies and other legal entities.
As the term implies, family lawyers focus on issues that have an impact on families. They deal with matters such as divorce proceedings, adoptions, and child custody. Common tasks include drafting custody agreements, wills, prenuptial agreements, and other documents.
Labour law, the varied body of law applied to such matters as employment, remuneration, conditions of work, trade unions, and industrial relations. In its most comprehensive sense, the term includes social security and disability insurance as well.
An antenuptial contract, prenuptial contract, prenup, marriage contract or ANC in essence is an agreement entered into by parties prior to getting married, they will then be married out of community of property.. There are two types of antenuptial contracts: marriage out of community of property without accrual.
A deceased estate comes into existence when a person dies leaving property or a document which is a will or purports to be a will. Such estate must then be administered and distributed in terms of the deceased’s will or failing a valid will, in terms of the Intestate Succession Act, 81 of 1987.
Debt Collectors work either for an organization or for debt collection agencies contacting people who owe money to an organization. They work closely with customers to communicate how much they owe the company, set a payment deadline and assist them with a payment plan to eventually resolve their debt.
This contract sets out the rights and privileges of each party to the relationship, after which, the agreement is notarised by a notary. This agreement needs to then be signed by both parties in the presence of the Notary Public.
Criminal law, the body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected persons, and fixes penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders. Category: History & Society.
Your rights are prescribed by the Road accident Fund act and by our Common Law. You can claim compensation if: You’re the driver of a vehicle and the accident was not entirely your fault. If you were a passenger in a vehicle. In certain circumstances, if you get hit by a vehicle whilst you are a pedestrian.
It deals in detail with technical matters but doesn’t lose sight of the values underlying the interface of information and communications technology and the law. It grapples with the many legal problems caused by technology but also appreciates the many advantages it has for the practice and teaching of law.
When may an insolvent apply for rehabilitation? An insolvent is a debtor whose estate (everything, including money, that a person owns) is under sequestration (has been placed under control until certain statutory provided time periods and/or prescribed conditions have been met).
What does consumer law mean? Consumer law provides protection to the consumer against issues like fraud or mis-selling when they purchase a product or service. Consumer markets have to abide by the rules and regulations of this directive.
Renders services as an intermediary to effect the conclusion of an agreement to sell or let a property or business undertaking (except where this is not done in the ordinary course of the person’s business; where it is done by a natural person in their personal capacity, or where the person is an attorney, candidate …