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The challenges and limitations of using a Power of Attorney when someone becomes incapacitated
We are often approached to prepare a power of attorney for someone whose family member faces illness, mental or physical incapacity, or an inability to manage their own affairs.
Please Call Me: Makate v Vodacom and the Authority to Contract on Behalf of a 3rd Party
The recent ‘Please Call Me’ judgment, in finding Vodacom liable to Makate (the former employee responsible for the innovation), has produced a number of interesting legal precedents. One of the arguments advanced by Vodacom in defence of the claim was that there was no valid contract that was binding on Vodacom. This was because the more...