Maren de Klerk
South African Law on Whistleblowers
The South African Protected Disclosures Act (PDA) serves as a key piece of legislation that provides protection for whistleblowers. This...
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Maren de Klerk
- Jan 20
- 2 min
MANAGING THE EXPECTATIONS OF BENEFICIARIES IN TERMS OF A DISCRETIONARY TRUST DEED
Oftentimes Trustees of a Trust must deal with unreasonable demands/expectations of Beneficiaries of a discretionary Trust. In simplistic...
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Maren de Klerk
- Dec 1, 2022
- 0 min
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Maren de Klerk
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
Checklist for your Will
When you set up your Last Will and Testament, you need to include certain details which, if left off, can complicate the unwinding of...
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Maren de Klerk
- Aug 3, 2022
- 0 min
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Maren de Klerk
- May 11, 2022
- 4 min
SOUTHERN AFRICAN BANKS GUILTY OF DOUBLE STANDARDS IN DEALING WITH FRAUDSTERS AND MONEY LAUNDERERS
In a recent article published by Bongani Hans an interesting aspect was put to the fore. As was pointed out a few years ago by Johnny...
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Maren de Klerk
- Feb 1, 2022
- 1 min
Bogus advocate gets his day in court
The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile was pleased with the harsh sentence which was...
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Maren de Klerk
- Dec 1, 2021
- 6 min
Questionable, sometimes outright dishonest conduct by handful of lawyers a worrying trend
Sadly, this kind of conduct by lawyers is just one of the factors contributing to perceptions about the lack of integrity within the...
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Maren de Klerk
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
It’s time
This morning I woke up to something somewhat puzzling – a front page newspaper article about my own personal blog where I simply share...
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Maren de Klerk
- Sep 22, 2021
- 13 min
MAINSTREAM MEDIA DISSEMINATION OF FAKE NEWS – CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
A real life account of fake news published by mainstream media and its ramifications, both legal and personal.
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Maren de Klerk
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Executor's Appointment
EXECUTORS APPOINTMENT IN TERMS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ACT, ACT 66 OF 1965 – THE EXTENT OF THE MASTERS POWERS The Master ,if all...
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Maren de Klerk
- Sep 1, 2021
- 8 min
Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Agreement
Confidentiality and Non Disclosure Agreement between _________________________________________________ __________________________________...
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Maren de Klerk
- Sep 1, 2021
- 5 min
FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
A BRIEF OVERVIEW The Divorce Act, Act 70 of 1979 determines in terms of section 7(1) thereof that a court granting a decree of divorce...
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Maren de Klerk
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Power of Attorney
POWER OF ATTORNEY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I, the undersigned, ______________________, Identity number __________________,of ______________...
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Maren de Klerk
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
THE DANGER OF POOR FACT CHECKING BY JOURNALISTS
Journalists are generally not required to disclose their source. They only have to take reasonable steps to verify their story, and...
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