South African Law

An accessible and utterly readable guide to the South African legal system. This book provides expert answers to all your legal questions and addresses a comprehensive list of day-to-day issues such as:

Family law: from marriage through divorce to deceased estates

Money matters, such as buying, leasing and debt

Neighbour disputes

Rights in the workplace, including labour law and starting a business

Contracts and the traps they may contain

What to do when you are involved in an accident

Court procedures

This book not only explains the legal principles pertaining to these and many other aspects of South African daily life in simple, understandable language, it is also full of practical advice, and tells you where to go for help and how to keep legal costs down.