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        <description><![CDATA[SchoemanLaw Inc – A leading law firm in Cape Town.

SchoemanLaw Inc Attorneys, Conveyancers and Notaries Public, based in Cape Town, is a boutique law firm offering its clients access to high quality online legal documents and agreements, together with a wide range of legal services.

The firm has an innovative and entrepreneurial mind-set that distinguishes it from other law firms.]]></description>
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            <title>Why your AI vendor contract is probably a liability: 7 hard truths from the front lines</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Everywhere we look, every day, we see new AI tools competing for our attention. Whether it is social media or by word of mouth. It is everywhere. Every new product promising businesses more efficiency, cost and time savings. However, most entrepreneurs and procurement teams are failing their organisations by treating AI like a standard subscription service—focusing on uptime and seat counts while completely ignoring the "black box" risks of confidentiality leaks, unlawful data processing, and algorithmic bias.  AI is not ordinary software.  By rushing into these agreements without specialised legal and technical scrutiny, you are creating a massive liability gap. To integrate AI safely, you must move beyond the "Ordinary Software" delusion and address the reality of how these systems handle your most precious asset; your data.]]></description>
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            <title>Can I change my will after getting married or divorced in South Africa?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Marriage and divorce are two of the most significant life events that should prompt you to review your will. Your circumstances can change considerably when you get married, divorced or remarry, and a will that once accurately reflected your wishes may no longer do so. So, can you change your will after getting married or divorced in South Africa? The simple answer is yes. In fact, major life changes such as marriage, divorce, the birth or adoption of a child, the death of a beneficiary, or a significant change in your financial circumstances are all good reasons to review your estate plan. Changing your will after getting married]]></description>
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            <title>Mould, damp and landlord liability: Who is responsible for damage in a rental property?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mould and damp are common sources of dispute between landlords and tenants. While the presence of mould may initially appear to be a relatively minor maintenance issue, persistent damp or mould can cause significant damage to a property and, in appropriate circumstances, raise questions of contractual, statutory and delictualliability. The difficulty is that responsibility cannot be determined merely by establishing that mould is present. The underlying cause of the moisture, the terms of the lease, the parties’ respective obligations and whether the landlord was given an opportunity to remedy the problem will all be relevant.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Latin maxim caveat subscriptor, meaning “let the signer beware”, represents an established principle of South African contract law. In its simplest form, the principle provides that a person who signs a contractual document is ordinarily bound by its terms, irrespective of whether that person subsequently alleges that he or she did not read, understand or appreciate the contents of the agreement. The principle serves an important purpose. Contractual certainty requires parties to be able to rely on agreements that have been reduced to writing and signed. If a party could readily escape contractual obligations by asserting that the agreement was not understood, the reliability and enforceability of written contracts would be substantially weakened.]]></description>
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            <title>Suretyships in South Africa: What are you really signing?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In simple terms, a suretyship is an agreement in which one person (surety) undertakes to be liable for another person’s debt or obligation (principal debtor) if that person fails to pay or perform. In practice, it often appears as a standard formality when a bank, landlord, supplier, or creditor wants extra security. However, signing as surety is not a small administrative step. It can create real personal financial exposure, including the risk that the creditor may pursue the surety’s own assets if the principal debtor defaults. What does it mean to bind yourself as surety?]]></description>
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            <title>When a court order is ignored: Understanding contempt of court in South African law</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A court order is not a suggestion. It is a binding directive issued by a court and must be obeyed unless and until a competent court varies, suspends, or sets it aside. In litigation, clients often ask a practical question: “They are ignoring the court order. What can we do?” The answer is not always simple. ]]></description>
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            <title>What do buyers of businesses look for?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When business buyers consider acquiring a business, they generally have two options available to them. The first is to acquire the shares in a company which holds the business. The second is to acquire the business itself from the person or entity conducting the business operations.  Each transaction structure carries distinct legal, commercial, and tax consequences. In a share acquisition, the purchaser effectively steps into the shoes of the existing shareholder or shareholders and acquires ownership of the company together with all of its assets, obligations, liabilities, contractual relationships, and historical risks.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Social media has blurred the line between personal opinion and commercial advertising. An influencer may post about breakfast, a holiday or a favourite product, and moments later promote a multinational brand. To consumers scrolling through their feeds, those posts may look the same.  Legally, however, they are not always the same. A recent Advertising Regulatory Board ("ARB") ruling involving South African Breweries ("SAB") and Castle Lager has brought renewed attention to a central question in influencer marketing: when does a seemingly personal social-media post become an advertisement? ]]></description>
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