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Whilst the following snippets on legislative amendments, made via the Judicial Matters Amendment Act (the Amendment Act), 2008, may not be riveting they have a general bearing on legal matters and are thus worth a read-through!

 

Administration of Estates Act amendment

In terms of the Administration of Estates Act, 1965, the terms mentally ill person or person with severe or profound intellectual disability will replace the reference to ‘lunatic’.

 

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As jy gedink het ‘n bakkie, ‘n leer en ‘n bietjie savvy wat saamgegooi is, is die beste resep om ‘n maklike geldtjie langs die kant te maak, moet jy verseker kennis neem van die saak van “Piet Toerusting” teen “Koos” (oftewel Mutual Construction teen Komati Dan Joint Venture) wat homself in die Hoogste Hof van Appél afgespeel het.

 

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High Courts only have jurisdiction over matters when the nature of the claim falls within the statutory jurisdiction of the High Court specifically and when the amount of a claim exceeds the value of R100 000,00. The specific High Court jurisdiction will depend upon where the cause of action (that which brought about the dispute, i.e. where the contract was signed, there the negligence occurred etc.) arose or whether the defendant resides within the proximity of that particular High Court. Furthermore the High Court only has jurisdiction over citizens of South Africa unless jurisdiction is established and founded in a High Court with regards to a foreign person or entity.

 

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| nowheresville |

| dronk op straat and the missing handcuffs |

 

In 1966, in the small town of Napier, a constable Liebenberg arrested the accused for being drunk in public. The accused was eventually convicted of being drunk in public, resisting arrest, escaping from custody, and the theft of a pair of handcuffs. The matter went on review as the question arose whether the accused had the requisite intention to steal a pair of handcuffs. The court set out the facts as below.

 

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| swindon property minute |

| bree quarter up and away |

 

Yet another successful negotiated sole mandate by Swindon Property for the redevelopment of units 215- 231 Bree Street currently known as the Bree Street Quarter.

 

The quarter compromises a tenancy of creative designers, model agencies and architects.

 

Pictured with tenant Hendrik Vermeulen from Gert Van Der Merwe and Hendrik Vermeulen is Jaclyn Beighton from Swindon Property.

 

For further information please contact Jaclyn Beighton on 084 681 9993 or Email Jaclyn@swinprop.com

 

 

| rollonfriday |

| bogus lawyer faces 25 years in jail |

 

A man who worked as a lawyer for ten years - despite never having even attended law school - was convicted of fraud this week.

 

54-year-old Howard Kieffer set up an office in California back in the nineties, and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to handle appeals in at least ten states. He hosted an internet discussion forum on sentencing issues and spoke at several seminars. Kieffer was only caught when one of his clients, who had paid him fees of $37,000, wrote to a judge to ask whether he had ever qualified.

 

A North Dakota jury took under two hours to convict Kieffer on Wednesday. He now faces up to 25 years in jail, a fine of up to $500,000 and the prospect of being prosecuted in several other states.

 

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

 

 

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