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Apportionment Of Damages

Contributory negligence occurs where the negligence of all the parties is considered, and the damages may be apportioned (divided) by the amount each party’s negligence contributed to the damages. The Apportionment of Damages Act regulates this.

Emoluments Attachment Orders

Get an overview of the process involved surrounding emoluments attachment orders and garnishee orders in South Africa via this QuickLaw guide.

Consumer Protection Act

The CPA applies to an agreement concluded between a consumer and supplier in the ordinary course of business. A consumer is someone who buys or uses goods, or receives services from a supplier. The supplier sells goods, renders services, and/or advertises his/her goods or services to the consumer.

Debt Counselling

Debt counselling is the procedure in which an over-indebted consumer applies to court to have his/her debt re-arranged, for example, by reducing the monthly instalment amount and extending the period over which the outstanding balance is paid back to the credit provider.

Retrenchment

Retrenchment is a form of dismissal due to no fault of the employee, it is a process whereby the employer reviews its business needs in order to increase profits or limit losses, which leads to reducing its employees

Strikes and Lock-outs

To strike is the refusal to work, the slowing down of work or the obstruction of work by employees (“strikers”) and takes place to resolve a dispute between the employees and their employer.

Evictions

What is an eviction and when may a person be evicted from the property s/he is staying on? Read about the procedure that must be followed during evictions here.

Maintenance

Maintenance is an amount of money that a person has to pay towards another person based on a legal duty to support that person. A legal duty to support a person is based on the relationship between the persons, the need to be supported and the ability to support.

Marriages

Learn about marriage laws in South Africa, and the differences between civil marriages, customary marriages, and civil unions.

Protected by the Constitution

Human rights are the basic rights a person is born with. It is the general values of society that have been protected in the Bill of Rights contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (“Constitution”). Learn about equality, privacy, freedom of expression and other human rights by reading this QuickLaw guide.