Ferdinand Hartzenberg has been nominated for the prestigious Spanish Princess of Asturias award advancing the first-ever shared custody ruling in an Arab country. Pretoria - Top Pretoria attorney Ferdinand Hartzenberg has been nominated for the prestigious Spanish...
Joost’s last wish explained on OFM
A prolonged legal battle over who will inherit the asset of the late Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen has finally come to an end. Ferdinand Hartzenberg and Van der Westhuizen’s brother, Pieter, approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to have a will...
How to write my will?
When you start thinking about a will, it is important to know that South Africa’s legislation has a number of requirements for a will to be valid. The requirements are not complicated, but must all be in place to make sure your will cannot be contested. Using an...
Ferdi Hartzenberg spoke to OFM about the marijuana Constitutional Court ruling, explaining how the original case started at Hartzenberg Inc. Met die Grondwetlike hof se beslissing dat die privaat gebruik van dagga nie 'n kriminele oortreding is nie, het Prokureur...
Why should I have a will?
Benjamin Franklin once said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Preparing for taxes is a generally accepted practice, but preparing for death is usually avoided. This is because discussing mortality is never easy, but preparing for it is an...
Schools ignore the law when enforcing payment of school fees
“The school sold my lounge suite, microwave and fridge… it’s now threatening to sell my house too”. The household items of the parent who phoned the Equal Education Law Centre earlier this year had just been confiscated by debt collectors seeking to settle a R25,000...
Helping someone to die: what the law currently says
In 2015, Robert James Stransham-Ford applied to court for an order to allow a medical practitioner to administer a lethal agent and end his life. As part of this order, Stransham-Ford wanted the practitioner to be immune from any civil or criminal liability for this...
Know your rights: when can you be evicted and how?
Every year, hundreds of families are forced out of their homes by government departments, municipalities, private individuals or corporations. Evictions are a common occurrence in South African cities, informal settlements and townships. What does the law say about...
Court rules that banks can sell your house for next to nothing
When a person obtains a home loan from the bank, a mortgage bond is usually registered over their home as security by the bank. The bank will use this to recover any debt should the debtor default on their home loan repayments, in which event the debtor may lose their...
Companies using labour brokers to evade workers’ rights
The Labour Relations Act 1995 (LRA) gives workers important rights and protections, such as protection against unfair dismissal, the possibility of reinstatement, and the right to unionise and take part in collective bargaining. The worker’s direct employer is...