by CSKP Attorneys | Oct 27, 2026 | Property
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.” (From George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess) Summertime brings long sunny days, leisurely holidays, family gatherings, and a property market waking up to a new season. It’s a great and exciting time to buy your dream home but be sure...
by CSKP Attorneys | Oct 27, 2026 | Employment and Labour Law
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” (Sir Walter Scott) The company that runs Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront appointed a chief information officer in October 2015. A year later, a credit check contradicted something...
by CSKP Attorneys | Oct 27, 2026 | Employment and Labour Law
“A promise made is a debt unpaid.” (Robert W. Service) During wage negotiations in 2021, a pharmaceutical company told its employees that it intended to stop paying a 13th cheque and replace it with a performance-based bonus. Those who agreed would receive...
by CSKP Attorneys | Oct 27, 2026 | Delict and Civil Claims
“Good fences make good neighbours.” (Proverb) Two neighbours in Thornton, Cape Town, shared a boundary wall. One kept three dogs, including a watchdog named King. On the Day of Reconciliation in 2018, while the owner was out at a birthday breakfast, King...
by CSKP Attorneys | Sep 24, 2026 | Property
“Words are loaded pistols.” (Jean-Paul Sartre) In June 2018 a couple agreed to buy a house for R1.95 million. The sale was subject to two conditions: that they sell another property within ninety days and obtain a bond for the full purchase price. The other property...
