Is a Seller held liable to repair a leaking roof after the property is sold?
The Purchaser signs an agreement of sale with the Seller. The property is transferred into the Purchaser’s name. A month later, there were heavy rainfalls and the roof leaks. Is the Seller liable to repair the roof or the Purchaser, as the new owner? To understand which party is liable, one must appreciate the difference […]
Spanking your child is illegal in South Africa
The South Gauteng High Court ruled that the common law defence of reasonable chastisement is not in line with the Constitution and no longer applies in our law. This means disciplining your child in the form of a spanking is no longer considered legal within South Africa. How did it come to this? It has […]
To marry or not to marry…
When a man proposes marriage to the love of his life and she accepts the proposal and they become engaged they are said to have concluded a contract to marry in the future. When an engagement is called off one often get the situation where the aggrieved party wants to sue their ex for breach […]