by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Feb 2025 | Uncategorized
“If you didn’t hear it from the horse’s mouth, it came from the other end of the horse.” (Anon) The rapid rise of AI is hard to ignore. DeepSeek’s AI assistant, only launched on 10 January this year, has grown to rival ChatGPT in popularity, making it the most widely...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jan 2025 | Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Uncategorized
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing… If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” (Groucho Marx) We’ve all had this experience – meal over, relaxed and happy, you call for the bill and decide to reward your friendly and helpful waitron with a good tip. Only...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jan 2025 | Employment and Labour Law, Uncategorized
“Only in our dreams are we free; the rest of the time we need wages.” (Terry Pratchett) Retrenching employees can be an expensive business. You’ll have to pay each employee a minimum of one week’s pay for each completed year of ongoing service, and that total...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2022 | Property, Uncategorized
“Knowledge is power” (old proverb) Whether you are buying or selling property, remember that it is too late to ask questions after you sign the Deed of Sale (often called a “Sale Agreement” or “Offer to Purchase”). “Knowledge is power” rings particularly...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2022 | Company / Corporate / Compliance, Debt Recovery, Uncategorized
“… for the benefit of immunity from liability for its debts, those running the corporation may not use its formal identity to incur obligations recklessly, grossly negligently or fraudulently. If they do, they risk being made personally liable.” (Quoted in the...
by Jay Pillay Incorporated | Jul 2022 | Credit Law, Debt Recovery, Uncategorized
“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!” (Shakespeare) “Family helps family in times of need” – that’s been part of human culture since long before the dawn of history but be sure to observe all legal formalities. A recent High...