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Buying a Used Car – Your Rights
'The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one.' (Old proverb) You buy a 'pre-loved' vehicle which turns out to be a complete dud....
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Nov 16, 20234 min read
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Suing for a Supermarket 'Slip ‘n Trip' – What Must You Prove?
'The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger' (William Shakespeare) Tripping over aisle blockages or slipping on floors made slick by...
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Oct 25, 20233 min read
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Security Warning: Property Sale Cybercrime Surges & New AI Danger
'The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.' (Napoleon Bonaparte) This October marks the 20th anniversary of the globally...
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Oct 11, 20234 min read
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Landlords: You Cannot Cut a Defaulting Tenant’s Water and Electricity
'A fundamental principle in issue here is that nobody may take the law into their own hands. In order to preserve order and peace in...
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Sep 27, 20233 min read
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How to Stop Someone Damaging Your Good Name on Social Media
'He that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed.' (Shakespeare) As our lives move...
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Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Your New House Leaks Like a Sieve – Can You Sue the Seller?
'There is no sound more peaceful than rain on the roof, if you're safe asleep in someone else's house.' (Anne Tyler) You move into your...
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Aug 1, 20234 min read
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Maintenance Claims and Life Partners
More and more couples are opting to live together as permanent life partners rather than enter into a formal marriage. The risk for such...
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Jun 14, 20234 min read
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Losing Your Property to Acquisitive Prescription
'… a person shall by prescription become the owner of a thing which he has possessed openly and as if he were the owner thereof for an...
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May 3, 20233 min read
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Ombuds - Why and How to Use Them
'Who you gonna call?' (Ghostbusters) An 'ombud' (often called ombudsperson, ombudsman or ombudswoman and sometimes not referred to as an...
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Apr 19, 20233 min read
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Can You Claim Damages After Hitting a Pothole?
'The American Automobile Association estimated in the five years prior to 2016 that 16 million drivers in the United States have suffered...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read
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Suing a Degree-Forging Employee for R2,2m
'Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive' (Sir Walter Scott, quoted in the judgment below) It’s a sad fact of...
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Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Neighbours Behaving Badly: Illegal Buildings and Demolition Orders
'The approval of building plans is not a mere formality in town planning and compliance with building standards promote public safety …...
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Feb 13, 20232 min read
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Check All Emailed Bank Details for BEC (Business Email Compromise) Frauds
'…sending bank details by email is inherently dangerous, and so must either be avoided in favour of, for example, a secure portal or it...
King-Essack & Associates
Feb 1, 20235 min read
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