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August 11, 2020
Lighthouse Trust and Corporate
Property Subsidence: New Law, Strict Liability and Ubuntu “…every landowner has a right to the lateral support and where subsidence or other destabilisation occurs, as a result of excavations on an adjacent property, the owner of the adjacent property will be liable in an action for damages irrespective of whether she was negligent or not.”...
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Lockdown “Admission of Guilt” Fines – The Criminal Record Risk Breaking any of our lockdown laws can be an expensive business, risking heavy penalties. If you are accused of a contravention and offered the option of paying an “admission of guilt” fine to avoid a court appearance, beware! It may seem like the easy way...
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The Pandemic and Business Interruption Cover – Can You Claim? …it must be asked whether, but for the Covid-19 outbreak, the interruption or interference to the Applicant’s business would have occurred when the Lockdown Regulations were promulgated” (extract from the judgment below) It’s no surprise that our media has been awash with reports on the...
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Property: Green Shoots, Agent’s Commission and Fidelity Fund Certificates Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments combined. The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate” (Andrew Carnegie, billionaire industrialist) Dollar billionaire...
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