Niselow Attorneys

What is a Post Nuptial Contract and is it Valid?

Although most couples are encouraged to complete an ante nuptial contract before getting married, some couples only decide after being married that they would like to change the matrimonial property system applicable to their marriage. In these cases they... Read >

Adoption in South Africa

For some individuals who cannot have their own children for whatever reason, adoption is the best option for them to build a family of their own. Technically speaking, adoption is the placement of an orphaned, abandoned or abused child in the permanen... Read >

Unfair Dismissals – Know Your Rights as an Employee

Many dismissed employees are left wondering if their dismissal is unfair in terms of our legislation. It is always important to know your rights and what your options are if you are one of those unfortunate individuals who find themselves suddenly unemplo... Read >

Landlord and Tennant Law – What a good lease should look like.

Lease agreements in general seem to be the most poorly drafted contracts in law. Often people simply use or purchase a pro forma agreement as the sole basis of their lease agreement. This often results in headaches later on for both the landlord and tenan... Read >

Removal of Criminal Records

The question of degree of punishment is often subject to much debate both sociologically and in terms of law. At the end of the day the central question revolves around the question of much punishment is enough? If a person has been convicted and sentence... Read >

Divorce in South Africa

One can write volumes on this subject however I intend to confine myself here in dealing with a very specific aspect of divorce and one which in my view requires urgent remedial attention by the Legislator. What I am referring to here is what I will refer... Read >

Minimum wage within the catering industry.

The recent economic slump within global community and the slow economic recovery locally has perpetuated a sharp rise in the cost of living across the board, which has hit groups within the middle to lower income earners particularly hard. The above has p... Read >

Holiday Home Nightmare

“NHBRC doesn’t protect the home owner or is it simply another quasar government entity which fails to deliver, perform or resolve disputes as is required under legislation." When dealing with the legal issues that case study is important in analysing t... Read >

MAINTENANCE AND THE LAW.

In an ever changing world of social technology, greater secular demands and cyclic breakdown of the fabric of society, erosion of the nuclear family unit has become more prevalent with the passage of time. In some ways this erosion has been positive such ... Read >

Drinking and Driving in South Africa

Drinking and driving has been described as “a national pastime" in South Africa. Contrary to this possibly humorous remark is the stark reality and consequences of drinking and driving on South African roads. In terms of legislation, the offence of dru... Read >

Defamation of Character Online

The concept of defamation is new and vague. More importantly the effects of defamation are not always fully understood. Defamation is very plainly defined as: "the intentional and wrongful publication and communication of words or behavior to a third p... Read >