We are exceptionally pleased to start the year off on a good note! Welcome Pamela Orelowitz as a Senior Associate in our Rosebank, Johannesburg office. Pamela holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree and is an admitted attorney, conveyancer and notary public. Her passion is mediation involving all aspects of family law, and assisting parties to reach amicable solutions. Pamela has experience in Sectional Title law (including drafting of conduct rules, dis

A servitude is a right that serves someone through the granting of a right. A servitude can either be a personal servitude (in favour of a specific person), or a praedial servitude (over land). A personal servitude can be a Usufruct (a personal right granting the holder of the right to the use and fruits of property), a right of Usus or a right of Habitatio. These rights are typically granted through a Notarial Deed of Usufruct/ Usus/ Habitatio (which needs to be signed befor

A Notary Public in South Africa is an admitted attorney who has passed the competency examination for Notarial Practice, and who has been admitted as a Notary Public by the High Court of South Africa. The Notary Public holds a respected office which is internationally recognised. Depending on which country documents are required for, your documents may also require an Apostille or will require Authentication. A Notary Public is not a commissioner of oaths. A Notary Public may

How antenuptial contracts work.