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Suretyship vs Guarantee. What’s the difference?

02 May 2024

In this article, we look at two primary forms of security commonly found in financial transactions, namely suretyship agreements and... guarantees, and explain the difference between these two forms of security.

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Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024

On 4 April 2024 in the matter of Savannah Country Estate Homeowners Association v Zero Plus Trading 194 (Pty) Ltd... and Others (773/2022) [2024] ZASCA 40, our Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) had to address the important difference between an application for leave to appeal and an application for special leave to appeal. In this article, we analyse the SCA’s views in this regard.

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Can Landlords unilaterally charge for additional services?

02 May 2024

The relationship between landlord and tenant can be a complex one fraught with dangers for a careless landlord. In this... article, we explore whether a landlord can provide additional value-added services to its tenants beyond the scope of what is outlined in the lease agreement and then unilaterally charge extra for such services or remove existing services without consequence.

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Suretyship vs Guarantee. What’s the difference?

02 May 2024

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Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024

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Can Landlords unilaterally charge for additional services?

02 May 2024

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POPIA and the role of consent for direct marketing

09 November 2018

I have purchased some electronic products from a local store. They asked me for my contact details supposedly for warranty... purposes on the product. Now they keep sending me SMS’s and emails to market their products. Surely they must first ask to me before they can do this?

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