Legal Blog - Louwrens Koen Attorneys

•  18-03-2023 04:45 AM

If you don’t draw up an antenuptial agreement in South Africa then your marriage automatically defaults to ‘in community of property’, and the state assumes that all assets and liabilities will be shared – ‘everything which is mine is yours, and everything which is yours is mine’.

•  18-03-2023 04:38 AM

There are several benefits to having a marriage out of community of property. For instance, neither party will be held responsible for the debts of the other spouse, whether incurred before or during the marriage.

•  18-03-2023 04:20 AM

In this article, we will explain what an antenuptial contract with accrual is, why it is important, and how to draft one.

•  18-03-2023 04:09 AM

•  16-03-2023 09:00 AM

When offered a job teaching English abroad, you will be asked to legalise your TEFL certificate. "Legalisation" is a way of proving to foreign governments and employers that your official documents are genuine. While legalisation takes a bit of time, effort, and money, it is relatively straightforward. If you'd like to follow this process, use our step-by-step guide to help you legalise your TEFL certificate. However, we always recommend Louwrens Koen Attorneys, a notary public and law firm located in Pretoria, South Africa, that will complete all the below steps for you (much easier!). To legalise a TEFL certificate in South Africa when applying to teach English overseas, follow these steps:

•  15-03-2023 08:40 AM

If you are planning to move abroad, study, work or conduct business in another country, you may be required to provide certain documents that have been legalised or authenticated. This process can be complex and time-consuming, especially if you are unfamiliar with the procedures involved. In this guide, we will provide you with all the information you need to know about apostille and document legalisation services in Pretoria.

•  15-03-2023 08:03 AM

Louwrens Koen Attorneys provides a fast apostille service to assist you in legalising your South African documents for use overseas. The Apostille Certificate is normally requested by foreign authorities and organisations so that the document can be used for official purposes outside of South Africa. It is also called document legalisation

•  19-10-2021 09:03 AM

•  24-08-2021 09:47 AM

Before approving plans for the development of a property or for amendment of the use rights associated with a property, a municipality will call for a Conveyancer’s Certificate.

•  10-08-2021 09:50 AM

Buying a home is not something you do on impulse - often it takes years of planning and saving to be able to achieve. Here are the three main factors that will impact your ability to afford a home

•  03-08-2021 09:49 AM

Under the Cybercrimes Act, people partaking in the sharing of malicious content via communication platform, or any other form of social media may be fined or imprisoned if it can be proven that the messages sent are of a threatening nature or reveal intimate content.

•  30-07-2021 02:52 PM

Where decisions are validly taken, but a minority shareholder is of the opinion that other shareholders are oppressive and unfairly disregarding their interests, they have the option of approaching the court and applying for a relief in terms of Section 163 of the Companies Act. Section 163(1) sets out instances in terms of which a shareholder or director can approach the court ...