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The impact of COVID-19 on property transfers, bonds, leases and more

Evictions Under Alert Level 2

On the 15th of August 2020, the entire country moved to Alert Level 2 of the National Lockdown. This has been welcomed by all South Africans, mainly due to the ban on the sale of alcohol and cigarettes being lifted, however, another notable amendment is the relaxation of the stringent lockdown restrictions on residential evictions. […]

June 12, 2020
By Karen Boshoff
Business Law, Commercial Law, Competition Law, Conveyancing, Corporate Law, COVID19, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Litigation, Property Law, Wills and Estates
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Alert Level 3: Extended Cape Town Office Hours

Dear Clients, Friends and Businesses locally and abroad, We are pleased to announce the second phase of our planned physical office re-opening, which shall commence on Monday 15 June 2020. Our Cape Town office will be open from 8:30 to 16:30 on Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. If you have any questions, please do […]

June 5, 2020
By Karen Boshoff
Business Law, Commercial Law, Competition Law, Conveyancing, Corporate Law, COVID19, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Litigation, Property Law, Wills and Estates
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Alert Level 3: Expanded Range of Legal Services

NEW EXPANDED LIST OF PERMITTED LEGAL SERVICES AND ACCESS TO COURTS UNDER ALERT LEVEL 3 Dear Clients, Friends and Businesses locally and abroad, We are pleased to advise that on 2 June 2020, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services issued new Directions (“the Directions”), which permit more legal services and updated court procedures under […]

May 15, 2020
By Karen Boshoff
Business Law, Commercial Law, Competition Law, Conveyancing, Corporate Law, COVID19, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Litigation, Property Law, Wills and Estates
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Alert Level 4: Offices Re-Open

Dear Clients, Friends and Businesses locally and abroad, We welcome the move to Level 4 by the government, and we hope that the current situation will continue to improve as the President has advised that the Level 4 restrictions will be amended to address the public’s concerns. Throughout the lockdown we have been working remotely. However, […]

Movement of goods and persons as of 14 May 2020

Movement of goods and persons as of 14 May 2020 The latest Regulations gazetted on 14 May 2020, relating to the movement of goods and persons in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002, have repealed the previous Regulations issued on 7 May 2020. In our earlier article titled ‘Did you enter […]

Did you enter into a new lease agreement or transfer property before lockdown? Good news: movement of persons and goods allowed from 7 May 2020 to 7 June 2020

DID YOU ENTER INTO A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT OR TRANSFER PROPERTY BEFORE LOCKDOWN? GOOD NEWS: MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AND GOODS ALLOWED FROM 7 MAY 2020 TO 7 JUNE 2020 In terms of the Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002 Regulations gazetted on 7 May 2020, persons who entered into leases before or during lockdown, or […]

WEBINAR: The impact of COVID-19 on property transfers, bonds, leases and more

Join us for a free webinar to be held on Tuesday, 28th April at 14.00pm to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on property. The onslaught of this virus has affected everyone in some way or another and not least of all property owners and tenants, whether commercial or residential. Topics to be covered What is […]

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