Your Dog, Cat Or Cow (Even Your Bees) Could Cost You Millions
Our law will generally hold you liable for damages only if someone else can prove that you caused them loss/damage/injury through your “fault” (intent or negligence). That seems fair and logical – if it’s your fault, you pay. If […]
Read MoreProperty Buyers: Beware Unlawful Occupiers
PROPERTY BUYERS: BEWARE UNLAWFUL OCCUPIERS! “The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell” (Sir John Templeton, billionaire investor) You are it seems in good company […]
Read MoreProperty owners, buyers and agents: Check for the title deeds before 25 February!
You sell your house/apartment/office/factory/ plot of land. You instruct your conveyancer to pass transfer to the buyer, and start dreaming of what you will do with the proceeds. But then your lawyer says: “Hang on, you didn’t give me […]
Read MorePaternity Leave And Minimum Wages – How Will The New Laws Affect You?
Employers and employees need to know about four new Acts which will usher in important changes to our labour laws. The summary below is a short one of only those changes likely to affect a significant number of people […]
Read MoreWritten Contracts: A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
It so often happens in practice that a group of individuals, small or large, hit upon a sound business idea and take the plunge. In many cases the business gains traction and starts to become successful. The founding partners (or […]
Read MoreRoad Block Blues – What do you do when stopped at a road block by the police?
The scenario is as follows: You carry your self-defence firearm on you at all times. While travelling on a public road, you see a SAPS-controlled road block ahead. You come to a stop and a SAPS official waves you over […]
Read MoreUsing a Sport Shooting or Hunting Firearm for Self-Defence
Can I use my dedicated sport shooting/hunting firearm (Section 16 licence) and/or occasional sport shooting/ hunting firearm (Section 15 licence) for self-defence? In terms of the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 (FCA), it is clear that Section 13 makes […]
Read MoreSpurious refusals by the CFR
Recently there have been a number of spurious rejections by the Central Firearm Registry (CFR), what I call ‘machine gun’ refusals. Firstly, a client’s alleged application for a ‘machine gun’ was refused late last year. I deemed this to […]
Read MoreLate Renewal Update
Late Renewal Update – By Damian Enslin On Thursday 24 November 2016, an application brought by the South African Arms and Ammunitions Dealers (SAAADA) against the South African Police Service (SAPS) was heard in the North Gauteng High Court before […]
Read MoreDedicated Licences: Part 1 Process of becoming Dedicated
Dedicated Licences: Part 1 Process of becoming Dedicated – By Damian Enslin Here we deal with dedicated sports shooting and hunting licence applications in terms of Section 16 of the Firearm Control Act 60 of 2000 (FCA). It states: […]
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