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Jaco van der Merwe

Director, Debt Recoveries & Education Law

Jaco specialises in the collections of outstanding school and doctor accounts and is skilled, in particular, in all aspects of... Educational Law and Policy.

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Jaco van der Merwe

Director, Debt Recoveries & Education Law

Jaco specialises in the collections of outstanding school and doctor accounts and is skilled, in particular, in all aspects of... Educational Law and Policy.

PROFILE

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033 345 3501

Prescription and claims against organs of state

28 February 2023

Claims against the state may arise from several causes of action. Importantly though, it must be remembered that claims against... any organ of state are also subject to prescription, and care should be taken to not let your claim prescribe. In this article, we examine the current legal position in respect of prescription and claims against the state.

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What legal costs can a creditor charge a debtor to recover outstanding debt?

08 February 2022

When times are tough, you may not get around to paying all your bills. But be warned, if neglected for... too long, it will inevitably lead to letters of demand for payment along with interest, charges and legal fees. As your outstanding obligations grow, you may wonder whether all these costs are allowed? Lets unpack what the law says.

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Prescription and surety don’t always play well together

06 January 2021

Our company is owed money by one of our contractor companies who we helped with finance and provided us with... personal sureties by the shareholders as security for the transaction. They have been making promises that they will pay for some time and we left it, but now we are getting worried about prescription. We are also unsure whether if we act ag

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Business interruption insurance and Covid-19

11 September 2020

I’m a restauranteur and have suffered massive losses during the Covid-19 lockdown. I was just wondering whether there are any... insurance options I may have or could look into to make up for some of the losses in my business due to Covid-19?

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