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March 4, 2025
A Trust as a Borrower or Guarantor in Financing Arrangements: Insights from Shepstone Wylie Attorneys v. Abraham Johannes De Witt NNO and Others The case of Shepstone Wylie Attorneys v. Abraham Johannes […]
March 4, 2025
“If you didn’t hear it from the horse’s mouth, it came from the other end of the horse.” (Anon) The rapid rise of AI is hard to ignore. DeepSeek’s AI […]
March 4, 2025
“O, I do not like that paying back.” (Falstaff, in Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I) A standard clause in loan agreements, suretyships and the like is the “certificate of balance” […]
January 13, 2025
“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy.” (Ernest Hemingway) Are you a visitor dreaming of waking up with giraffes on […]
January 13, 2025
“To be prepared is half the victory.” (Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote) Perhaps you’re a director losing sleep over the risk of losing everything if creditors sue you […]
January 13, 2025
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” (Mark Twain) Our Constitution guarantees everyone rights to education, but that doesn’t mean parents can necessarily pick and choose which […]
December 18, 2024
In Maria Luisa Palma Codevilla v. Paula Jane Kennedy NO & Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa had to determine whether an agreement for the purchase and sale […]
December 18, 2024
“A man’s home is his castle.” (Sir Edward Coke, English common law ruling, 1604) Of course, what we all want to hear at the end of our house-selling journey is […]
December 18, 2024
“The bluntest pencil is better than the sharpest mind” (Unknown) The Festive Season is traditionally a time for giving, and it seems a pity to have to mention the hard […]
November 4, 2024
“That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” (Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) Your wedding to-do list will be a long one, and getting […]