Blogs
Are Covid-19 lockdown restrictions insurable?
Around this time last year, most of us South Africans never imagined that their livelihoods could be so detrimentally affected by a virus that would ultimately alter every aspect of human interaction. Many South Africans also never imagined that they would have to take insurance out for loss from business interruption due to a global pandemic.
Legal Triumph for Life Partners
In terms of our South African legal principles unmarried partners were precluded from inheriting and/or lodging a claim of “spousal” maintenance against their respective partner’s deceased estates.
Analysis of Prescription as a Moving Target
One of the most complex principles of our South African Law is the issue of prescription. Generally speaking, prescription applies when the duty to repay a debt (for example a duty to pay money) lapses after a period of time.