SCA’s property rights ruling has lessons for new expropriation law
The ruling was decided under the 1975 Act, yet commentators say its constitutional principles will remain relevant when the new law eventually takes effect.
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High Court warning to banks over rushed home auction valuations
The judgment strengthens constitutional protections for homeowners by rejecting speculative ‘drive-by’ property valuations used in foreclosure proceedings.
Courts will be able to override antenuptial contracts upon divorce
The General Laws (Family Matters) Amendment Bill will empower the courts to order fair asset transfers in marriages out of community of property without accrual.
