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Property Owner and Body Corporate Liable After Child’s Electrocution?

Property Owner and Body Corporate Liable After Child’s Electrocution?

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Mar 29, 2022 | Delict and Civil Claims, Property

A recent High Court decision saw both a sectional title unit owner and his cupboard contractor held liable for damages suffered by an 11-year-old boy electrocuted by a communal tap. The complex’s body corporate and an electrician were also sued but escaped liability....
Don’t Accidentally Disqualify Your Chosen Heirs from Inheriting!

Don’t Accidentally Disqualify Your Chosen Heirs from Inheriting!

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Mar 29, 2022 | Wills and Estate Planning

“Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.” (Ambrose Bierce) Your will (“Last Will and Testament”) will always be the keystone of your estate planning, and a recent High Court decision sounds yet another warning to beware the “do your own...
Exemption Clauses and Thieving Employees: Can You Sue (or Be Sued)?

Exemption Clauses and Thieving Employees: Can You Sue (or Be Sued)?

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Mar 29, 2022 | Delict and Civil Claims

“Where one of the parties wishes to be absolved either wholly or partially from an obligation or liability which would or could arise at common law under a contract of the kind which the parties intend to conclude, it is for that party to ensure that the extent...
What Can You Do When Someone Close to You Has No Control Over Their Spending?

What Can You Do When Someone Close to You Has No Control Over Their Spending?

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Mar 29, 2022 | Family Law

“A prodigal is a person who, through some defect of character or will, squanders his or her assets with such abandon that he or she threatens to reduce himself or herself and/or her dependents to destitution” (extract from judgment below) What can you do when someone...
Your Website of the Month: The 9 Key Points of Making a Difficult Decision

Your Website of the Month: The 9 Key Points of Making a Difficult Decision

by Guthrie Colananni Attorneys | Mar 29, 2022 | Website of the Month

“Avoiding a decision is itself a decision … probably the wrong one” Decisions, decisions – we spend our days making them, most of them minor but every now and then a really big, important one comes along. Perhaps it’s something like  “Should I resign my 9-to-5...
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