October Newsletter
Three Ways to Protect Yourself from the Nightmare Neighbour in Your Complex
Bad neighbours can make life in a complex unbearable. The good news is that our law provides several quick and effective ways to protect yourself and your family from the tyrant next door.
We discuss three options that may be open to victims in the context of a recent High Court fight between two neighbours in a complex that included allegations of verbal and physical abuse, threats, and harassment.
Read the full October newsletter here.
How Can You Protect Your Heirs’ Inheritances from Their Creditors?
We all want to leave our loved ones as financially secure as possible when we die. But that involves more than just the basics of executing a valid will, choosing a competent and professional executor, and of course leaving enough asset value in your estate.
Let’s talk about the risk of one or more of your heirs finding themselves in financial distress and losing their inheritances to their creditors. How should you go about ensuring that inheritances aren’t subject to attachment by creditors, or seizure by trustees if their estates are sequestrated? Read on for some options…
Read moreHow Does the New Corruption Reporting Law Affect Your Business?
If you’ve read about the new “corruption reporting law” and assumed it doesn’t affect you because you’re just a small business owner, think again. It most definitely does.
Who exactly does it apply to? What is “corruption”? What does the new reporting law require of you? What are the penalties for failing to do so? And how can you protect yourself from this new risk?
We address all those questions, and more.
Read moreProtect Your Employees from Harassment and Abuse – or Pay the Price
Creating a safe working environment for your employees isn’t just a smart business move, it’s also one of your legal responsibilities.
The risks of not getting that right – both in terms of monetary loss and reputational damage – were very clearly illustrated in a recent High Court case. Read on for the story of a hospital employee who endured a staggering eleven years of disgusting abuse from a surgeon, with no protection from her employer.
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Legal Speak Made Easy
“Domicile”
Your “domicile” is your “legal home or a home for legal purposes”. Everyone has a domicile, and you can only have one domicile at a time. It’s a concept highly relevant to matrimonial and divorce matters, particularly in determining which country’s laws apply to a marriage. And because it is, somewhat confusingly, “not necessarily the same as the place of actual residence or a place where one eats, drinks and sleeps”, and because what counts is your “intention to settle there for an indefinite period” (“intention” as a state of mind not being easily proved), a good tip is to record both spouses’ chosen permanent countries of residence at the time of marriage, and any subsequent changes in intention.
The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as professional advice. No liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions nor for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information herein. Always contact your professional adviser for specific and detailed advice.
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