Leslie Stuart – Associate With the commencement of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2014 (“the POPI Act / the Act”) on 1 July 2020, many community schemes (which includes, inter alia, Bodies Corporate and Homeowners’ Associations) and their scheme executives have pondered the application of the Act and the duty to comply…
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Elmo Stuart – Director. Two things in life are certain: death and taxes. The latter is unavoidable, unpredictable and its timing, unknown. Just consider the thousands of people currently succumbing to Covid-19 where they have been caught off-guard, put into quarantine or seclusion, and perhaps never had the opportunity under their circumstances to even consider…
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Bianca van Wyk – Director. Trustees, like directors of a company, are appointed to manage the affairs of a trust. The trust assets do not belong to the trustee(s). Hence, trustees function as guardians of trust assets and are to act in the best interest or to the advantage of all beneficiaries. This is also…
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Quintin Badenhorst – Senior Associate. By now we all have felt the impact of the worldwide pandemic known as Covid-19, either financially, mentally or physically. The national lockdown has left millions of South Africans with no income, a reduced income or unemployed. Expenses remain the same, and not receiving a full income or any income…
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