Restraint Of Trade

Protecting the goodwill and brand of the business whilst creating income and profit are the main objectives of all businesses. In an attempt to achieve these objectives business owners will often include restraint of trade (“ROT”) clauses in employment agreements,...

Disputing An Unfair Preference Claim

‘It’s not personal. It’s just business’. We have all heard this line before in movies and television shows. Spoken where a relationship has been broken for the purpose of achieving some advantage, usually an economic gain. But for most people (and most of the...

Do You Have A Tax Debt?

It is not surprising that the last few years have been extremely difficult for many businesses and people due to the Covid-19 pandemic (lockdowns, mask wearing and also the considerable disruption for your business). Therefore it is totally understandable that many...

Payment of Estate Debts

In the administration of most estates, the question will arise how are the debts of a deceased person to be paid? If the estate has either cash or other assets that are sufficient to pay the estate’s debts, then it is a solvent estate and section 59 of the Succession...