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| in short |

| texas marriage mess |

 

Four years ago, Texas enacted legislation which some may argue, has done away with the institution of marriage. The offending paragraph reads, “Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognise any legal status identical to or similar to marriage.”

 

The legislation was originally enacted to ensure that no form of gay marriage/ union would be recognised in the state of Texas. Radnofsky, a Democratic candidate for attorney general argues that the amendment has the potential to affect the status of all marriages in the state of Texas, “You do not have to have a fancy law degree to read this and understand what it plainly says.” The parties responsible for the drafting of the legislation have ignored the criticisms and stand by the amendment. 

 

 

 

The matter of Move on up 254 (Pty) Ltd v Martin Kruger Associates CC, which was heard in the Western Cape High Court in November this year, discussed the principle issue of whether an agent is under an obligation to provide information to his principal, upon the termination of his mandate. It was decided, as shall be seen, that such an obligation does exist.

 

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| ek sê |

| hereregte vrystelling, oordragte: mpy'e na persone |

 

Daar is tans ‘n vrystelling op die betaling van hereregte in sekere gevalle waar ‘n woning oorgedra word van ‘n maatskapy of trust na die inidividu of individue wie se woning dit was en wie die belang in die maatskappy of trust gehou het.

 

Die vrystelling is van toepsaasing op die toepaslike vervreemdings (verkopings of skenkings) vanaf 11 Februarie tot 31 Desember 2011. Indien hereregte per ongeluk betaal is op ‘n transaksie waarop die vrystelling betrekking sou wees, kan diesulke hereregte teruggeeis word deur die normale proses vir terugbetalings te volg.

 

Alhoewel die vrystelling reeds in effek is het SARS egter steeds nie die proses of die nodige dokumente gefinaliseer om met hierdie vrystellingsaansoeke te handel nie.

 

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| nowheresville |

A word of warning goes out to landowners who lease their property – it is necessary in the eyes of the law to be aware of what happens on your land.

 

In the case on Mazibuko v National Director of Public Prosecutions (2009, SCA) Mr and Mrs Mazibuko (the appellants) jointly owned a farm which they sub-let to an individual who they believed used the farm to manufacture fertilizer and graze his cattle.

 

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| swindon property minute |

| 2010 commercial property outlook looking strong |

 

As the year end approaches, Swindon Property are starting to see a strong upswing in confidence in the commercial sales & letting market. With over R200 000 million under offer at present they are enthusiastic that the recessionary environment looks to be drawing to a close.  According to the economist with a 0.9% GDP increase the positive incline is directly related to a bolstering in the manufacturing industry and the positivity around 2010. This manufacturing upswing can be seen directly in our industrial brokering division with a large letting surge over the last 3 months going into the new year.

 

With the rise in GDP and the four large banks loosening their lending criteria together with the positive surge of the World Cup 2010 ,Swindon are excited at what the new year holds for them and their clients. Should you require commercial property management, letting or sales assistance or merely advise on your current portfolio, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

 

| rollonfriday |

| judge pulls a sickey to play computer games |

 

He made the claim in an interview with The Times newspaper, which reported that Will Statton (not his real name) is a 48-year-old "district judge at a county court in England".

 

Judge Statton's secret shame is apparently a craving for violent computer games, and when CoD:MW2 went on sale he queued outside his local HMV from 11pm, waiting for the doors to open at midnight. "Like Charlie waiting outside the chocolate factory", as he put it.

 

The judge then spent the night gunning down innocent civilians, before "feigning sickness to get out of his commitments despite the chaos that would inevitably follow".

 

The article also contained the following additional clues to his identity: he is married, has two children, was a barrister for 15 years, and really should grow up a bit.

 

(This section is made possible courtesy of RollOnFriday.com, visit them at www.rollonfriday.com)

 

 

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|as boring as the small print |

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