February 2019

Unless you already own your own house, our current buyer’s market – while it lasts – could be your golden opportunity to find one at a reasonable price. But affordability isn’t what it used to be, and you should take advantage of any help you can get....

You are owed money by a debtor, whose “insolvent estate” is “sequestrated” (in the case of an individual or trust) or “liquidated” (in the case of a company or other corporate). The Master of the High Court appoints a “trustee” (in the case of a sequestration), or a “liquidator” (in the case of a liquidation) to sell all the debtor’s assets and to distribute the sale proceeds between proved creditors....

With the new School Year now well under way, let’s have a look at a recent court decision of interest to all schools, parents and learners. Importantly, this case involves not a state-controlled public school but a private school (private schools being recognised in our national schooling system as “independent schools”)....