Directors: Reckless Trading and Personal Liability in the Time of Coronavirus

Company / Corporate / Compliance / Law DotNews

“Better safe than sorry” (wise old proverb) The COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing economic fallout have left many businesses struggling with cash flow and even viability challenges. The result is that an increasing number of companies are either trading in insolvent circumstances, or in grave danger of doing so. Reckless trading and your risk of […]

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Domestic Violence and the Lockdown: Your Personalised Safety Plan

Family Law / Law DotNews

“Preamble to the Domestic Violence Act: “To afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can provide” There is great concern that the COVID-19 crisis, particularly the mandatory “stay at home” lockdown phase, will see both an increase in the levels of domestic violence, and a decrease in

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Website of the Month: A Complete Guide to Working from Home in 2020

Website of the Month / Law DotNews

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new” (Socrates) One wonders how many office-based businesses, having been forced to work remotely during the lockdown, will now abandon or minimise their office spaces on a permanent basis rather than return to the “old

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Leases, Contracts and COVID-19: What is Force Majeure?

Contract, Litigation, Property / Law DotNews

The COVID-19 crisis has changed everything. Our personal lives have been upended and our businesses hit hard. And with many businesses operating out of leased premises, a great many landlords and tenants are asking themselves what happens if the crisis leaves a tenant unable to pay the agreed rental. What follows is of necessity a

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In Times of Great Change, Make Sure Your Will is Updated!

Wills and Estate Planning / Law DotNews

“Death always comes without knocking” (Margaret Atwood) Particularly in these times of pandemic, deadly infections and uncertainty, no one can ever say with any confidence that we will still be alive tomorrow, or next month, or next year. Now more than ever having a valid and updated will in place is no luxury to be

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Divorce in a Time of Lockdown – What Grounds Can You Rely On?

Family Law / Law DotNews

Note: If, as we hope, you personally have no need for an article on divorce, please think of passing this on to anyone you know who may find it relevant and useful. The National Lockdown has thrown together many couples not used to spending “24/7” time in each other’s company. Relationships will have strengthened for

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Property Sellers – Prepare for SPLUMA

Property / Law DotNews

Many factors can delay your property transfer, and all of them are likely to cost you. A last-minute rush to comply with statutory requirements is one such pitfall to avoid. Beware therefore of the possibility that you will soon need (in some parts of the country you may already need), to lodge before transfer a

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Your Website of the Month: Lockdown Advice for Entrepreneurs

Business, Website of the Month / Law DotNews

“The scale of the national COVID-19 lockdown is unprecedented in living memory. The repercussions – personal, professional, national and international – will reverberate for years to come. As entrepreneurs, we need to be making the right decisions for right now to ensure that our businesses and our people’s livelihoods do not become another casualty of

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COVID-19: Small Businesses, Employment Laws, and Survival Support

Business, Employment and Labour Law / Law DotNews

“The secret of crisis management is not good vs. bad, it’s preventing the bad from getting worse” (Andy Gilman) We can only guess at how the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak will end, but let’s all take whatever concrete steps we can right now to lessen its impact on our personal lives, on our businesses, and on

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Your Neighbour Builds Without Plans – Can You Get a Demolition Order?

Property / Law DotNews

The primary remedy therefore is an order for removal of the structure (extract from the judgment below) What can you do if your neighbour has started (or finished) building without the necessary municipal approvals? In a nutshell, our courts will very probably assist you with a demolition order, as a recent High Court decision around

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