by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2019 | Criminal Law / Crime, Property
“Forewarned is Forearmed!” (Wise old saying) Why yet another warning about cyber-scams in the property industry? It’s because the hard fact is that the criminals are winning this war. In fact we are now reportedly the “second most targeted country in the world with...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2019 | Debt Recovery, General Interest
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it” (Bob Hope) A recent High Court decision has settled the knotty question of whether your bank can take money it holds for you in one account to cover your debt to it in another,...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2019 | Litigation
“Surprise the enemy” (Sun Tzu in ‘Art of War’) You suspect that someone you are suing (or about to sue) will destroy or hide vital evidence in their possession. Perhaps by shredding documents or deleting electronic records supporting your case, or perhaps by spiriting...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2019 | Property
“It is only once the court concludes that there is no defence to the claim for eviction and that it would be just and equitable to grant an eviction order that it is obliged to grant that order” (Extract from judgment below) “Buy land” said Mark Twain, “they’re not...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2019 | Website of the Month, Wills and Estate Planning
What happens if you want to access a South African bequest overseas? BizNews gives you a step-by-step breakdown of how to go about it, depending on whether you are – Non-resident, Financially emigrated, orA South African resident temporarily abroad. Read...
