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14 minutes ago3 min read
Estate Planning: Why it Matters and How To Get Started
'When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.' (Shakespeare) Another year begins and now’s a great time to get started on...
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King-Essack & Associates
4 days ago3 min read
A New School Year Dawns – Can Unpaid Fees Bar Your Child From Enrolling?
'I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.' (Mark Twain) Our Constitution guarantees everyone rights to education but...
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King-Essack & Associates
Dec 19, 20243 min read
Employers: Must You Pay 13th Cheques?
'The best investment you will ever make are your employees' (Peter Drucker) As the end of the year approaches, many employees are eagerly...
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King-Essack & Associates
Dec 12, 20243 min read
Gift 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...
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King-Essack & Associates
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Protect Your Employees from Harassment and Abuse – or Pay the Price
'It takes leadership to improve safety.' (Jackie Stewart, Formula 1 legend) One of your key duties as an employer is to create a working...
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King-Essack & Associates
Nov 27, 20242 min read
How Does the New Corruption Reporting Law Affect Your Business?
' In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption...' (President Cyril Ramaphosa) You may have...
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King-Essack & Associates
Nov 23, 20243 min read
How Can You Protect Your Heirs’ Inheritances from Their Creditors?
'The only person who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend, is a creditor.' (Unknown) You’ve done everything you can to leave...
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King-Essack & Associates
Nov 18, 20244 min read
Three Ways to Protect Yourself from the Nightmare Neighbour in Your Complex
'A bad neighbour is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.' (Hesiod, 700 BCE) It seems that every community has at...
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King-Essack & Associates
Nov 7, 20243 min read
Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage
Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage
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King-Essack & Associates
Oct 16, 20243 min read
Waiving the Bond Clause to Keep a Sale Alive: Risk Versus Reward
' This sale agreement is no more! It has ceased to be! This is an EX-sale!' (With apologies to Monty Python) A 'bond clause' – standard...
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King-Essack & Associates
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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...
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King-Essack & Associates
Oct 2, 20243 min read
Sibling 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...
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King-Essack & Associates
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Property: Why Do You Need an Occupancy Certificate Before You Buy?
'…there is no obligation on the [seller] to obtain an occupancy certificate and to furnish it to the [buyers]' (Extract from judgment...
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King-Essack & Associates
Sep 11, 20242 min read
How to Safeguard Your Digital Presence: A Simple Checklist for Website Compliance
' It’s important to remember your competitor is only one mouse click away' (Doug Warner) Your website, social media profiles and other...
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King-Essack & Associates
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Sour 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...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Divorce 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...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 23, 20244 min read
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...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 14, 20242 min read
The Garage Door That Had the Complex Up in Arms
'Good fences make good neighbours.' (Robert Frost) When you buy into a community scheme (such as a security estate, complex or apartment...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 7, 20243 min read
Can You Sign an Affidavit Over Zoom?
'These technological developments would have seemed far-fetched and science fiction a brief few years ago.' (Extract from judgment below)...
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King-Essack & Associates
Aug 1, 20243 min read
Home Buyer loses R5,5m in Phishing Scam – Don’t Make the Same Mistake!
'[The buyer] must in the circumstances take responsibility for her failure to protect herself against a known risk' (extract from...
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