Trusts are very useful estate planning tools and can be used for a wide variety of purposes. It basically means that a person (founder) puts his/her trust in someone else (trustee) to manage assets on behalf of someone (beneficiary).

If a person dies without a Will, his/her deceased estate will be distributed in terms of the Intestate Succession Act. This is also known as the rules of intestate succession.

Parents are often concerned about what would happen to their children should they die before the children reach adulthood, or even after adulthood in some instances. They want to ensure that their assets, including their family home and investments, are protected and used responsibly to maintain and support the educational and general needs of their minor children until they reach a certain age.

As part of its 40th Anniversary celebration, LegalWise will open its Branches to non-Members for legal consultations by appointment on Human Rights Day, Friday, 21 March 2025.

In South Africa, workplace grievances are an integral part of labour law. This part of labour law ensures that disputes between employees and employers are addressed constructively and fairly. Generally, grievances can be about unfair labour practices, discrimination in the workplace, and other employment conditions.

The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (“Act”) aims to advance economic development and social justice by protecting workers from being paid unreasonably low wages.

In keeping with the increasing costs of providing legal expenses insurance, our insurance cover benefits and premiums will increase from 1 July 2024.

Our annual insurance cover benefits and premium adjustment will take effect from 1 July 2025. We understand that any increase matters, and have worked hard to keep it as low as possible.

The concept of feminism is often misunderstood and associated with women who bear sentiments of anger towards men. Feminism is also often associated with false stereotypes, such as “Feminists hate men”, “Feminists are angry”, “All feminists are career women and do not support stay-at-home moms” and so on.

The Bill of Rights is contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (“Constitution”) and protects a person’s basic human rights (such as the rights to equality, human dignity, life and so on). Human rights are based on the values of society and must be carefully balanced to ensure that, although persons can exercise their human rights, they also have a responsibility to respect the human rights of others.