by Sarah Gama, Attorney Legal consequences of a customary wedding The conclusion of a customary / traditional wedding is a time of great...

Couples intending to get married in South Africa have an option of choosing the matrimonial property regime that they wish to govern...

A servitude is a right that serves someone through the granting of a right. A servitude can either be a personal servitude (in favour of...

by Sarah Gama, Attorney The executor of an estate After the loss of a loved one, family members have to face the hurdle of winding up the...

By Sarah Gama, Attorney Navigating the legal framework Starting a business is more than just incorporating and registering your company...

Introduction It is common, when two or more persons or entities wish to join forces to collaborate on a specific project, that the...

Spence Attorneys, Notaries & Conveyancers has just celebrated our first birthday. Although we are a Pinelands-based law firm, we are...

Introduction We have all heard the saying, "If it sounds like a duck, walks like a duck and looks like a duck, it probably is a duck!"....

by Wendy Mvinjelwa, Attorney & Conveyancer at Spence Attorneys Whether you loan money to a friend, a family member or to a company of...

We all know about South African exchange control regulations. There are not many countries which operate a similar system like it...

Sometimes in life family members can no longer, for various reasons, care for themselves. This can be due to aging whereby an elderly...

Is your independent trustee really independent?

Are you entitled to cancel your lease early? It is important to consider what your rights and obligations are in terms of your lease.

you have insurance for your business, you may have taken out business interruption insurance. You need to carefully consider your...

We have often been asked what rights a person has when another breaches a term of the agreement between the two parties. There is no "one...

Spence Attorneys, Notaries & Conveyancers, Pinelands, is very proud to announce that we have a new addition to our team. Welcome Wendy...

When planning to transact cross border, it is important to bear in mind that setting up a company offshore is not always as easy as it...

The National Credit Act does not apply to some credit agreements. Read more here.

We've received a couple of queries on whether a body corporate is entitled to waive the requirement to have an AGM for the current year,...

Introduction A company is typically financed (or capitalised) through debt and/or equity. Thin capitalisation refers to the situation in...