WILLS WEEK 2024
16-20 September 2024 National Wills Week is around the corner and DTS Attorneys will be participating. Wills Week is a Law Society Initiative where any person will be provided the service of having a basic will drafted free of charge. Making a Last Will and Testament allows you to control how your assets are distributed […]
The Garage Door That Had the Complex Up in Arms
Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and Bodies Corporate take note! A recent High Court decision confirms that you cannot enforce your rules and regulations inconsistently. At stake in this case was an HOA’s instruction to a homeowner to remove his “mirror finish” garage door, which contravened one of the estate’s architectural rules. But, as some damning photographs of other mirrored doors proved, the HOA had seemingly not enforced that rule consistently…
It’s Sick Leave Season – Can You Reject a Dodgy Doctor’s Sick Note?
The last thing employers and employees want is for sick colleagues to drag themselves to work. There’s nothing more off-putting than sharing an office with a coughing and spluttering coworker. But, on the other hand, what can you as an employer do if you suspect staff of malingering? When can you insist on a medical certificate? And can you reject it if you think it’s falsified? A recent Labour Appeal Court decision over an employer’s decision to reject sick notes from a “dodgy doctor” addresses those questions.
Divorce Diaries: Anti-Dissipation Orders in Action
When you’re going through a divorce it’s common to suspect your ex is selling off assets on the sly or concealing them from you outright. The paranoia is justified: you could leave the marriage with a lot less than your fair share. A recent SCA (Supreme Court of Appeal) battle over an ex-husband’s decision to sell his property without telling his ex-wife raises further concerns. Why did his ex-wife’s “anti-dissipation interdict” fail, and what can you do to avoid the same fate?