Do your part for Mother Nature

Simple Way to Support Nature in Your Own Yard As the world grows ever more environmentally conscious, many homeowners and tenants are wondering what they can do to help tip the scales back in nature’s favour. One recent trend that may offer the answer is that of rewilding. The concept of rewilding is one that has been connected with larger […]

Is another business passing off as yours?

Signs It’s Time to Move What is Passing Off? Passing off is a delictual remedy that is derived from English law and has been implemented in South African law. The most authoritative definition of passing off was given in the Capital Estate and General Agencies (Pty) Limited v Holiday Inns Inc. case (“the Holiday Inns case”) as when a person represents his business or merchandise as the business or merchandise […]

Have you outgrown your current home?

Signs It’s Time to Move Knowing when to move is not always as straight forward as one might think. At times, the need for a change is apparent and unavoidable, but other times, it grows over time and may even go unnoticed. Let’s have a look at a few of the biggest indications that it might be time […]

The Condictio Indebiti: The excusable mistake

Understanding Condictio Indebiti and Unjustified Enrichment in South African Law South African law makes provision for the fact that a person should, in principle, be entitled to institute an action for restitution where their estate was impoverished without justification. An action for unjustified enrichment may exist if a Plaintiff transferred value to the Defendant and: The Defendant was enriched; The Plaintiff was impoverished; […]