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FormFactory – “10 Firearm Experts Share Their Tips for Writing a Firearm Licence Motivation Letter”

It is no secret that the application process for firearms licenses has become rather strenuous and lengthy in South Africa. To help ease the process FormFactory asked 10 firearm licence experts, including Damian Enslin, for their tips on writing a good firearm licence motivation letter.   To check out Damian’s advice for drafting section 13, 15 and …

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Occasional Sport Shooting or Hunting Licences

Published originally in Gun Africa (edition 27). http://www.gunafrica.com/item/257-the-occasional-sport-shooting-or-hunting-licences   One of the easier types of licences to obtain is the occasional sport shooting or occasional hunting licence in terms of Section 15 of the Firearms Control Act, 60 of 2000 (FCA). Although the FCA appears to have few stipulations for such a licence, my experience …

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THE TRUST QUANDARY : PART 3

What exactly is a trust? Whilst a trust is an entity separate from an individual, and quite distinct from an individual, it does not enjoy separate legal personality in the way that a company or a close corporation does, since it is not a creature of statute, but rather the product of a contractual arrangement. …

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DOG ATTACKS – YOUR RIGHTS

A person may claim for compensation as a result of a dog attack and may claim compensation for both personal injuries and damages to property. Such action is instituted by way of the Actio de Pauperie, a common law delictual remedy. It is important to remember that when a person claims on this basis, fault …

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WHY YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE SIGNING PERSONAL SURETY!

WHY YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE SIGNING PERSONAL SURETY! Suretyships are usually harmless-looking documents. However, to treat them as such, may cause extreme injury to your financial health. A suretyship agreement is an agreement in terms of which one person (the surety) undertakes to a second person (the creditor) to fulfil the obligations of another …

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ESTATE PLANNING: PART 4

ENSURING THAT YOUR ESTATE GOES TO THOSE YOU WANT IT TO   A fairly common dilemma with which people are often confronted is whether their intention that certain persons should ultimately benefit from their estate will ultimately be realised. If you have a beneficiary or beneficiaries whom you intend benefitting immediately upon your death, then …

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