by Pierre Rousseau | Dec 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you own property in a sectional title, there are new rules governing how your community can issue fines. The Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) has introduced a new Consolidated Practice Directive 1 of 2025, which provides clearer standards for handling fines...
by Pierre Rousseau | Dec 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
When a dog on private property behaves aggressively toward people lawfully on the premises, questions arise about whether the dog can be leashed or even impounded to protect public safety, even within the bounds of private property. This issue was central to...
by Pierre Rousseau | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Estate planning is often viewed through a purely legal or financial lens. However, at its core, it is a profoundly human process, one that intimately involves family relationships, dynamics, and communication. In South Africa, where cultural diversity and complex...
by Pierre Rousseau | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
A topical discussion in society is the growing use of AI, with some celebrating its advent and others fearing its power. Irrespective of your views, there are challenges to AI, leading to a growing call also in the legal profession for greater regulation of AI use. In...
by Pierre Rousseau | Oct 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The often-quoted phrase “nothing is certain except death and taxes” is crucial for estate planning. South African residents with local and offshore assets need to understand the tax obligations that will arise at their death. Unfortunately, many testators are unaware...
by Pierre Rousseau | Oct 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The legal landscape of matrimonial property law in South Africa has been the subject of continuing constitutional scrutiny. The constitutionally protected rights of equality and freedom of religion, amongst others, have demanded reform to ensure inclusivity of beliefs...
