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Akshar Birbal Our Very Own Mr. Supranational South Africa
Akshar Birbal our very own Mr. Supranational South Africa giving some super advice - Wishing you a safe festive season from Pravda and Knowles
Celebration of Women and Children
‘Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo' (you strike the women, you strike the rock) “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” ~ Maya Angelou On the 9th August 1956, Lillian Ngoyi, Helen...
Conveyancing
ConveyancingConveyancing in a nutshell, can be described as dealing with all documents that relate to title, right, and interest of persons to immovable property. The Deed of Registrars is the body that registers the immovable property in a Title Deed. It covers a...
Road Accident Fund Article
Road Accident FundPersonal injury and death are compensated by the Road Accident Fund from accidents resulting from motor vehicle collisions on roads. Private roads and driveways are not included. Drivers, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians are covered by the Road...
Engagement And Marriage Contracts
Engagement And Marriage ContractsA contract can be either verbal or written between two or more persons which specifies the intention of the parties and to practically govern and regulate the terms and conditions of what they want to materialize, e.g. sale of motor...
Disciplinary Hearings
Disciplinary Hearings TALKING POINT - DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS Fair or unfair Both the employer and employee have rights and they have to follow a fair process at a disciplinary hearing. 1) A Disciplinary meeting must be set up and parties informed to make a...
Total Women
Total WomenAnnie Tooray is the founder of Total Woman. It was a forum in which conferences were presented with a difference about relevant and topical issues. The goal was to empower and build women to be complete and fulfilled in all aspects of her life being her...
Pravda And Knowles Golf Day
Pravda And Knowles Golf DayMathew Pravda is a formidable Golfer whose enthusiasm for the sport has rubbed onto the law firm. Pravda boasts of many of his deals being done on the golf course. Both him and Annie Tooray are partners of the firm and have excelled in the...
Insurance Quote
Insurance Quotes Pravda has also had a very keen interest in Insurance litigation and keeping with his in-dept legal background on Insurance law, he has aligned himself to the field by creating a Business Synergy with SASFIN HRS, Insurance Brokers. SASFIN HRS...
E-Contracts
E-Contracts The legal requirements of a valid and enforceable e-contracts within the ambit of the Electronic Communication and Infrastructure Act has become more prevalent in the fast pace changing techno world that we live in. Due to the nature of the contract...
Sectional Titles
Sectional Titles What Does It Mean to Be a Sectional Title Owner? When a person purchases a freehold property, he/she/they become the owners of the property with full title. The ownership of the building and land vests within the title holder. When a person...
Debt Collection
Debt Collection Debt Collection can be defined as the process by which a debt (the outstanding amount) is recovered from a debtor (the person and/or institution by whom the debt is owed) on a delinquent or defaulting account on behalf of a creditor (the person...
Marriage Contract
Marriage Contract Marital Regimes: There are three marriage regimes that a couple need to look at to suit their finances and personal preferences namely: Married in community of property –all assets and liabilities are shared equally Married ante nuptial...
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Domestic violence is the rearing of an ugly face of a marriage in trouble. When a spouse disrespects and assaults the other spouse in various manners, then these acts to intimidate, humiliate and injure a spouse constitutes domestic violence....
Divorce Law
Divorce Law Our firm has, through our years of practice, come to the fore as one of the prominent family law specialist firms. While we deal with a wide array of legal matters, family law remains a large part of the firm. We attribute our ongoing success with...
Medical Negligence
Medical Negligence Medical Malpractice In a constant evolving world, technology has advanced medical procedures and treatments which have contributed positively to our medical facilities available to distressed patients in South Africa. However, with evolution...
Actions and Applications
Actions and Applications An action is instituted when there is a material factual dispute and is used in instances where oral evidence would be required. Examples of matters that requires an action to be instituted would be a divorce matter, a matter seeking an...
Labour Law
Labour Law “The concept of Labour Law mediates the relationship between employees, employers, employing entities, trade unions and the government.” It deals with the rights of employees and stipulates the minimum and at times, maximum conditions which employers...