Can a court judgment be set aside? WHEN CAN A JUDGMENT BE SET ASIDE? A rescission of judgment is a legal process that allows a party to apply to the court to have a judgment that was granted against them set aside. The term "rescission" refers to the cancellation or reversal of a judgment, which means that the judgment will no longer be in force. A rescission of judgment is ...
Co-habitation Agreements Life partners who are merely living together, do not have the same rights, as those life partners who are married. It is therefore recommended that life partners who are not married, enter into a cohabitation agreement. This will prevent expensive litigation about assets or other rights and duties, should the life partnership or the vat-en-sit arrangement, come to an end. A co-habitation agreement in South Africa is a ...