Legal Updates

This advisory serves as a final demand to the non-compliant accountable institutions (Estate Agents) to submit the required Risk and Compliance Returns immediately to the FIC through this RCR [...]

At the end of last month, Parliament passed the Sectional Titles Amendment Bill and it is now with President Ramaphosa for assent. The most important changes relate to subdivisions, [...]

See below a legal opinion from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr iro the transitional provisions of the PPA, 22 of 2019, S 75(6). opinion-756 opinion-on-phasing-in opinion-756 

Developments ahead of enforcement powers coming into effect The Information Regulator has confirmed that there will be no deadline for registration of Information officers (IO) and Deputy [...]

The Information Regulator may, in terms of Section 37(1) of POPIA and by notice in the Gazette, grant an exemption to a responsible party (public and private bodies) to process certain personal [...]

The Rental Housing Act, 1999 (Act No. 50 of 1999) as amended seeks to regulate the relationship between tenants and landlords by ensuring that there is an amicable dispute resolution mechanism in [...]

Here’s what you need to know Government has published an updated draft of its land expropriation bill ahead of its official introduction to parliament. The bill is set to replace the current [...]

Last week the Information Regulator published the guidancenote-on-information-officer-20210401, including instructions on how to register your business’ Information Officer with the Information [...]

The Information Regulator has, in terms of section 114(3) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (No.4 of 2013), determined the 1 July 2021 as the date on which section 58(2) of the [...]

Real Estate Business Owners of South Africa NPC and Others v Estate Agency Affairs Board and Another (3968/2021) [2021] ZAGPJHC (15 March 2021) Persistent hitches at the Estate Agency Affairs [...]