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Suretyship vs Guarantee. What’s the difference?

02 May 2024

In this article, we look at two primary forms of security commonly found in financial transactions, namely suretyship agreements and... guarantees, and explain the difference between these two forms of security.

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Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024

On 4 April 2024 in the matter of Savannah Country Estate Homeowners Association v Zero Plus Trading 194 (Pty) Ltd... and Others (773/2022) [2024] ZASCA 40, our Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) had to address the important difference between an application for leave to appeal and an application for special leave to appeal. In this article, we analyse the SCA’s views in this regard.

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Can Landlords unilaterally charge for additional services?

02 May 2024

The relationship between landlord and tenant can be a complex one fraught with dangers for a careless landlord. In this... article, we explore whether a landlord can provide additional value-added services to its tenants beyond the scope of what is outlined in the lease agreement and then unilaterally charge extra for such services or remove existing services without consequence.

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Blazing changes in the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill

24 April 2024

In early April 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill.  

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Suretyship vs Guarantee. What’s the difference?

02 May 2024

In this article, we look at two primary forms of security commonly found in financial transactions, namely suretyship agreements and... guarantees, and explain the difference between these two forms of security.

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Article

Leave to Appeal vs Special Leave to Appeal

02 May 2024

On 4 April 2024 in the matter of Savannah Country Estate Homeowners Association v Zero Plus Trading 194 (Pty) Ltd... and Others (773/2022) [2024] ZASCA 40, our Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) had to address the important difference between an application for leave to appeal and an application for special leave to appeal. In this article, we analyse the SCA’s views in this regard.

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Can Landlords unilaterally charge for additional services?

02 May 2024

The relationship between landlord and tenant can be a complex one fraught with dangers for a careless landlord. In this... article, we explore whether a landlord can provide additional value-added services to its tenants beyond the scope of what is outlined in the lease agreement and then unilaterally charge extra for such services or remove existing services without consequence.

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Blazing changes in the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill

24 April 2024

In early April 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill.  

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Best Legal Q&A 2019/2020

23 April 2020

Best Legal Q&A is a compilation of top legal articles written by legal professionals practising at member firms in the... Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Law Firms. These articles have been written in response to real-life questions and scenarios encountered by professionals during 2019 across the Phatshoane Henney Group. The articles are written in a hands-on question and answer style offering practical solutions and recommendations that are plain to understand and easy to incorporate into everyday life. This publication is a useful reference tool for both informed and uninformed readers and should be kept at hand as a useful resource for answering some of those difficult daily legal questions.

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Phatshoane Henney Group Transformation Report 2018/19

09 April 2020

The Group Transformation Report for the periods 2018 and 2019 confirms the substantial progress being made by the Group in... advancing transformation and shows how the Group sets the standard for transformation in the legal industry.

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Phatshoane Henney Group Transformation Report 2016/17

01 March 2018

The Group Transformation Report for the periods 2016 and 2017 confirms the substantial progress being made by the Group in... advancing transformation and shows how the Group sets the standard for transformation in the legal industry.

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Phatshoane Henney Group spends over R50 million on BEE and transformation

29 June 2016

The Phatshoane Henney Group, South Africa’s largest association of independent law firms, has just released its first Group Transformation Report... to benchmark the impact of the Group on transformation in the country’s legal sector, notwithstanding the continuing absence of a clear legal sector BEE Charter.

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Client satisfaction: our number one priority

19 May 2015

Client satisfaction is the number one priority for each law firm in the Phatshoane Henney Group. In support thereof the... Phatshoane Henney Group adopted client service standards which target the achievement of high levels of client satisfaction as a critical aspect of ensuring each member firm’s position as the firm of choice for its clients.

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Davel de Klerk Kgatla inc.: An evening of Hope

27 September 2012

Davel De Klerk Kgatla Attorneys in Polokwane sponsors and arranges a charity event on an annual basis. This year, we... are bringing well-known artist, Coenie de Villiers, to Polokwane on 22 October 2012. All proceeds are going to the Hope for Children foster homes.

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