Grobler Levin Soonius Inc.

13/10/2026

Contracts, clauses, legal jargon… sometimes it feels like you need a law degree just to understand the first paragraph.

Luckily, you don't have to figure it all out yourself.

At GLS, we believe good legal advice should be professional, practical, and understandable.
You bring the matter. We'll translate the legal.

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08/10/2026

After their bond was withdrawn, the buyers were given time to arrange new finance. Instead, one of them emailed the conveyancer saying they would only apply for another bond after the seller repaired an alleged defect or agreed to reduce the price.

The seller understood this to mean that the buyers would not proceed on the terms they had already accepted. She cancelled the sale, and the High Court agreed that she was entitled to do so. The buyers lost the sale and the money already paid and faced further financial consequences.

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25/09/2026

Home security cameras are increasingly common, but protecting your property does not give you an unrestricted right to monitor your neighbours.

A dispute between Cape Town neighbours has clarified where the line may be drawn. The bottom line? CCTV surveillance of a neighbour’s private spaces can infringe their constitutional rights to privacy and dignity.

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24/09/2026

Today we celebrate the incredible cultures, traditions, languages, and stories that make South Africa the wonderfully diverse country we call home.

From the food on our tables to the traditions we pass down, our heritage is something worth celebrating — preferably with good company and something delicious on the braai.

From the entire GLS team, Happy Heritage Day!

Proudly South African. Proudly GLS.

23/09/2026

22/09/2026

Buying property? Signing a contract? Planning your estate?

While optimism is wonderful, it's probably best not to make it your legal strategy.

At GLS, we believe in proper planning, professional advice, and getting the important details right — before they become really important.

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18/09/2026

In most cases hitting a pothole results in a damaged tyre or wheel. But for one unfortunate motorcyclist who hit a 60cm behemoth near George, it meant losing a leg.

The High Court held the Department of Infrastructure liable for his damages, finding that the roads authority had failed to detect, repair or warn road users about a dangerous defect it knew, or should have known, about.

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15/09/2026

This old legal concept, meaning literally “the law of the domicile of the marriage”, addresses a fundamental question facing courts when marriages involve multiple jurisdictions: “which country’s laws apply to this marriage?” If, for example, one spouse holds Canadian nationality, the other English, they marry in South Africa, live in Portugal and divorce in Norway, what laws apply?

It’s a critical question for those about to tie the knot (or to divorce) because legal systems vary widely when it comes to the financial and other consequences of marriage. Until now, the financial aspects of a marriage were governed by South African law if the husband was domiciled here at the time of marriage. This was entirely out of step with our new Constitution, and the Western Cape High Court has just formulated a new set of rules for deciding which laws apply (the Western Cape decision is likely to be followed by other High Courts).

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11/09/2026

For decades, South African law used the husband’s legal home at the time of marriage to decide which country’s law governed a couple’s financial and property rights when they had ties to more than one country.

A recent Western Cape High Court judgment declared that rule unconstitutional and introduced a gender-neutral framework for deciding which country’s law applies. Courts elsewhere in the country are not bound by the judgment but are likely to follow it.

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08/09/2026

Life has a funny way of throwing surprises at us — some exciting, some complicated, and some that make you wish you had read the fine print.

When the legal side of things gets a little too legal, that's where we come in.

From property and commercial matters to wills and estates, the GLS team is here to help make sense of it all.

You bring the problem. We'll bring the legal know-how.

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014 597 9900
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www.glslaw.co.za