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8 August 2023 Legal and Advisory

Occupational Health and Safety in community schemes – a follow-up

In our previous article on occupational health and safety in community schemes, we explored the obligations of community schemes acting as employers or clients.

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2 August 2023 Legal and Advisory

Leveraging Levy Clearance Certificates

Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: A New Hope said, "Remember, the Force will be with you, always." He was a legendary Jedi Master and gifted in the ways of the Force.[1]

A hard hat and safety equipment in front of construction scaffolding

4 July 2023 Legal and Advisory

Occupational Health and Safety in community schemes

Scheme executives of community schemes hold significant responsibility in ensuring compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) and its Regulations. However, the extent of their obligations and duties requires careful examination of the specific capacity in which the community scheme operates in different scenarios.

Pergola and patio with sun shining through the roof

16 June 2023 Legal and Advisory

Raising the roof: the pergola saga

In the case of Wilds Homeowners' Association NPC v Pillay and Others on 12 April 2023, the Pretoria High Court considered a dispute over a pergola built by homeowners within the estate.

1 June 2023 Legal and Advisory

Navigating the legal landscape: Trustee authority and cosmetics businesses in residential sectional title units

Are you a unit owner in a residential sectional title scheme and considering starting a cosmetics business from your home? Or perhaps you're interested in the legalities surrounding such a venture?

2 May 2023 Legal and Advisory

Roads within secured residential estates – public or not?

In July 2022, the High Court of Pretoria in the case of PJJ Van Vuuren Beleggings (Pty) Ltd v The Wilds Homeowners Association (“The Wilds case”) handed down this judgment in determining when roads within a secure residential estate could in fact be for public use and benefit.

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