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
Category: Matrimonial & Family Law
Include Divorce, Maintenance and Child Related Matters
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.
Divorce Diaries: Anti-Dissipation Orders in ActionDivorce Diaries: Anti-Dissipation Orders in Action
“Love is grand. Divorce is a hundred grand.” (Anon) In the boiler room that is the divorce court, it’s common to hear accusations and counter-accusations of one spouse disposing of
It’s Sick Leave Season – Can You Reject a Dodgy Doctor’s Sick Note?It’s Sick Leave Season – Can You Reject a Dodgy Doctor’s Sick Note?
“Many people including workers in South Africa do not have the wherewithal to determine between a qualified doctor, an unqualified doctor and one who is operating illegally. That is why
Sibling Showdown: How One Missing Word in a Will Divided a FamilySibling Showdown: How One Missing Word in a Will Divided a Family
“From small mistakes come great catastrophes.” (Justin Cronin) We’ve all seen how even the smallest mistake can have huge consequences down the line. A recent High Court spat between siblings
Sour Grapes? Don’t Make Accusations Unless They’re TrueSour Grapes? Don’t Make Accusations Unless They’re True
“I am disgraced, impeached, and baffled here, Pierced to the soul with slander’s venomed spear.”(William Shakespeare) Here’s another warning from our courts to think twice before publishing anything defamatory, even if
Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?Siblings Feuding Over a Business: Can You Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order?
“It is the purpose of this Act to afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can provide” (Domestic Violence Act) When sibling