With franchises becoming a common phenomenon worldwide and franchisors, traditionally, benefitting from a strong bargaining position when negotiating franchise agreements, regulation of the industry has become inevitable and has South Africa’s legislature initiated this regulation[…]
Category: Consumer
I bought something that doesn’t work
Sarah buys furniture from Mark who promised her that the furniture is of good quality. However, he doesn’t notify her about problems with the furniture. Later, Sarah discovers that some of the chairs she bought[…]
How important is it to read legal pleadings and/or notices?
Often people only become aware of judgements reflecting on their credit records when trying to apply for loans, cellphone contracts, etc. However, what many of them do not know, is that it is most likely[…]
The consumer’s rights under the consumer protection act
Can a consumer take you, the service provider, to court because they did not understand some of the terms and conditions of your signed contract? Beware, the answer is Yes! From April 2011 the Consumer[…]
The interplay between the Consumer Protection Act and the National Credit Act, and the possibility of penalties with early settlement of credit agreements
Mr Black buys a BMW car in terms of a hire purchase agreement and the financing is done through BMW Finance. After a few months Mr Black inherits a huge sum of money and decides[…]