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September 2012: Your Sale Agreement: Many a Slip....

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"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" (old proverb) In other words, even when things seem certain, they can still go horribly wrong. And that’s particularly true of immovable property sale agreements, because of our law's formal requirements relating to them. Yet another warning to have your sale documents pro...

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August 2012: Landlords – Check Your Suretyships!

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If your tenant is a corporate in financial distress and you find yourself calling up the director’s suretyship, you could be in for a nasty shock if the suretyship isn’t absolutely clear on exactly what the surety is liable for. The reason – our law interprets all suretyships “strictly”, which means that they “may not be extend...

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July 2012: Facebook - Dismissal Danger

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Whether you are an employer or an employee, be warned – as social media use rockets, the potential for harm from online griping increases exponentially. The problem is that any negative post you make could well spread like wildfire, whether or not you mean it to.  In the Internet Age, your “private” thoughts go public – permanen...

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June 2012 - Noisy Neighbours - Courts to the Rescue

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You buy a house in an area zoned for agricultural use, dreaming of a quiet and peaceful life ‘far from the madding crowd’. Then the neighbours decide to turn their farm into a conference and wedding venue, and your rural peace and quiet is shattered by boisterous events featuring loud music, singing, shouting, and hooting. Y...

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May 2012 - Sharing a Holiday Home: Beware The Deadlock Danger

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Are you thinking of buying a holiday home jointly with another family or families? Joint ownership has its appeal, but no matter how good relations between you all may be at the start, bear in mind the potential for dispute down the line. So if for example you follow the common route of holding the holiday home in a company w...

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