by Pierre Rousseau | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
“My wife is pregnant with our first child and I am considering whether to set up a family trust for estate planning purposes. Lately however I have read negative commentary about using trusts, particularly anti-avoidance tax legislation aimed at trusts. I don’t want...
by Pierre Rousseau | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I live in a sectional title scheme and pay levies according to the participation quota of my unit. However, a number of unit owners have recently extended their units and although the body corporate has approved such extensions, I know the sectional plans have not...
by Pierre Rousseau | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“In our sectional title scheme, I’ve heard that one of the unit owners is busy planning to convert her garage into a hair salon and then park her car in the public parking area. I’m not happy with this at all as not only will it increase unknown persons in the...
by Pierre Rousseau | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“We recently interviewed a software engineer for a position at our company. In the interview it came to light that the engineer had just left the employ of one of our main competitors and that he was bound by a restraint of trade in terms of his previous...
by Pierre Rousseau | Aug 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I’ve finally received my qualification to practise as an estate agent, but am still waiting for my Fidelity Fund Certificate. Some people say I can start practising as an estate agent as long as I’ve applied for my Fidelity Fund Certificate. Is this correct, and can...
by Pierre Rousseau | Aug 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I signed a personal guarantee for my company with a credit provider. The company has defaulted on payments and the credit provider now sent me a notice demanding payment under the guarantee. However, they sent it to the company office and not to my domicile address...
