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At some point we are all faced with legal problems. Whether you want to sue a builder for damage to your house or your daughter could tell you that she's getting divorced, you'll need trustworthy source of information about the law. Even everyday situations require legal knowledge. To employ a domestic worker you'll need a contract and having a testament is necessary to help avoid family fights after your death. South-African Law: What You Should Know is an easily understandable, authoritative guide to South Africa's legal landscape, written by an expert. Save yourself money and sleepless nights by consulting this comprehensive book before you end up in a lawyer's office - or in court. In this practical and informative guide you can find legal advice on all the issues which the average family encounters: The meaning of legal terminology; understanding the legalities when you buy property; which pitfalls to avoid before you sign a contract; what you have to look out for in a contract when you get married of divorced; you basic rights in the working place; where to find legal help; keeping legal costs to the minimum. Not only is the above and many other legal principles explained in accessible language, there is also practical advice on a wide range of other problems you might encounter.

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Francois Smuts is an advocate on the Cape Town bar, but he has worked as a newspaper deliveryman, an assistant in a bookshop, security guard, medical student, manager, prosecutor and magistrate. He has an extended law practice and is passionate about making the law accessible to ordinary people. He is married to Emilia Smuts, author of Kos as dit knyp, and together they have also written A Farm in My Heart / Waar vye nog soet is. They live in Cape Town with their three children. As an expert on the law and a family man Smuts is perfectly placed to give advice about legal issues that affect South Africans in their daily life.

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