“With a verbal agreement you have nothing but air.” (Author and entrepreneur Robert Ringer) … 2026 opens with positive signals for our property market after last year’s encouraging GDP forecasts,
Category: Matrimonial & Family Law
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Your Top 10 (Legal) New Year’s Resolutions for 2026Your Top 10 (Legal) New Year’s Resolutions for 2026
“My New Year’s resolution is to stop procrastinating. I’ll start tomorrow.” (Anonymous) Most New Year’s resolutions are vague, unwritten, and destined to be forgotten in the first week of January’s
Wedding Bells? You Can Both Choose Your Own Surnames NowWedding Bells? You Can Both Choose Your Own Surnames Now
“A family name holds the music of generations – it’s the first inheritance we receive.” (Attributed to Irish poet-philosopher John O’Donohue) The Constitutional Court has just confirmed (with some significant
Parental LeaveParental Leave
Out With the Old, in With the New “Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.” (Ed Asner, actor with a great sense of humour!) A game-changing judgment from
Good News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your GrandchildrenGood News for Grandma: The Law Wants You to Have Access to Your Grandchildren
“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” (Quoted in the judgment below) One of the greatest tragedies of family fall-outs will always be the effect
Estate Planning: Why it Matters, and How To Get StartedEstate Planning: Why it Matters, and How To Get Started
Estate Planning: Why it Matters, and How To Get Started “When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.” (One of the witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth) Another year draws
Gift or Loan? A Cautionary Tale for the Season of GivingGift or Loan? A Cautionary Tale for the Season of Giving
The bluntest pencil is better than the sharpest mind” (Unknown) The Festive Season is traditionally a time for giving, and it seems a pity to have to mention the hard
This Wedding Season: What’s in a Surname?This Wedding Season: What’s in a Surname?
This Wedding Season: What’s in a Surname? “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” (Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet) Your wedding to-do list
Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To ManageDivorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage
“Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.” (Rita Mae Brown) How will the new “Three-Pot Retirement System” (often referred to as a “Two-Pot System”) affect financial
When Can You Legally Record Conversations?When Can You Legally Record Conversations?
Big Brother is watching you.” (George Orwell) Your smartphone lets you record just about anything, anywhere, and at any time. Your laptop and other devices can automatically record online meetings.
