<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ITINews - Insurance Times and Investments Online Press Office News - Legal Services and Practices</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za</link><description>The complete South African Financial Services News and Information Portal</description><copyright>Copyright (C) 2006</copyright><managingEditor>editor@itinews.co.za</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@itinews.co.za</webMaster><language>en</language><generator>ITINews RSS Generator</generator><item><title>Uncertainty over solar geysers could leave sectional titles in hot water
</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21772&amp;itemid=FDF26EAC-4C4F-45D5-8359-E1720B013972</link><description>In most sectional title schemes, the roof is the only available place to install a solar powered gey - Under the current Sectional Titles Act (Act 95 of 1986), the roof is common property.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Dani Cohen )</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Freedom of Contract and the Consumer Protection Act</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=A3215134-0CF5-4A39-BC65-52CFED1132F8</link><description>The Act prohibits contractual terms which are unfair, unreasonable or unjust - The Consumer Protection Act will affect the form and content of all consumer agreements with individuals and small businesses.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Candice Posthumus)</author><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latest amendment to the Sectional Titles Act</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21817&amp;itemid=5E174D72-5E0F-47A8-823D-A760F4A2E4E3</link><description>The Sectional Titles Amendment Act No. 11 of 2010 - The Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 (the Act) has been extensively amended by Act No 11 of 2010 which was assented to by the President on the 3rd December 2010.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Simphiwe Maphumulo)</author><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pension Fund Boards and the Principal Officer</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=97435206-601C-4C4F-B9F0-7CC89C02D8C3</link><description>The board is required to review the fitness and propriety of its principal officer annually - Added duties have been placed on the board of a pension fund regarding the appointment and termination of the principal officer. 

</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Owen Mokoena)</author><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Policyholder Protection Claims Rejection Rule from 1 January 2011</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=E0640F71-430D-4E2F-B6CF-1952912C7A44</link><description>Regulating an insurer's decision to reject or accept claims as well as time limitation provisions - The amended Policyholder Protection Rules promulgated under section 55(5) of the Short-term Insurance Act, 1998 and section 62(5) of the Long-term Insurance Act, 1998 published on 17 December 2010 come into operation on 1 January 2011.  

</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Sandra Sithole)</author><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keeping healthcare costs and benefits to a "prescribed" minimum</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=4BE8ECDF-6B8A-4B89-93C4-6A0520BA876A</link><description>Can medical schemes and their members afford to pay for private healthcare in the future? - The recent High Court application for an interdict by the Board of Healthcare Funders against the Council for Medical Schemes has received widespread media attention.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Justin Malherbe)</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Road Accident Fund Amendment Act</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=E9A8BB26-65D9-4E0A-BAC2-C09FF6977E95</link><description>The Constitutional Court decides - The Constitutional Court has ruled unanimously that a number of the contentious sections of the Road Accident Fund Amendment Act such as limits on damages and the abolition of personal claims against negligent drivers are not unconstitutional. 

</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Craig Woolley)</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Subrogation - Hooray!</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=112E199F-9585-4D60-AABD-25FBC6785D90</link><description>The KZN court gets it right - Three months after the controversial judgment of Nkosi v Mbatha 2010 JDR 0839 (KZP) the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Appeal Court was recently presented with yet another opportunity to rule on the issue of subrogation in Des O Smith v A K Banjo (AR290/10) [2010] ZAKZPHC.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Jacqueline Hampton)</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Deneys Reitz to join Norton Rose Group</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=A7D62E64-BE2E-4F9B-B71F-93BA17E7EB1D</link><description>Creating a top 10 global legal practice - Deneys Reitz, a leading South African corporate law firm, today announced that it will be joining international legal practice Norton Rose Group on 1 June 2011.  

</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Jacqueline Hampton)</author><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Derivatives traders breathe a collective sigh of relief</title><link>http://www.itinews.co.za/companyview.aspx?cocategoryid=38&amp;companyid=21780&amp;itemid=CB3B0C03-2C01-4562-AB03-DA32DBAA86CD</link><description>Business rescue and insolvency proceedings are two separate and distinct processes - Derivative traders recently breathed a collective sigh of relief when the draft Companies Amendment Bill (the "Amendment Bill") confirmed that derivatives will be protected during business rescue proceedings.</description><author>editor@itinews.co.za (Jacqueline Hampton)</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
