Here We Go Again

In this post we look at vexatious litigation and why a litigant chooses the route of hyper litigation. How does the litigant benefit from this behaviour? How does this behaviour affect the recipients? What effect does this behaviour have on the legal system? Who Are...

Mr Sheriff

An Early Morning Call On 2nd August 2021 we had an early morning call from a neighbour on the eco estate: there’s someone outside your front door. Well everybody on the estate knows we cannot and do not live in the house, so why would there be somebody at the...

Property Scam

Did the Property Developer Scam Us? Our story began what seems a long time ago in 2016. To realise you may be the victim of a property scam is bewildering. Was I really so gullible? So much water and bad blood has flowed under the bridge since the beginning that I...

Ombudsmen and Professional Councils

Professional Councils Professional councils are established to set norms and standards in many professions. They are also there to protect the public from professional misconduct by their members. But do they work? In this post we will look at the Legal Practice...

Vexatious and Frivolous Litigation

Responding to vexatious and frivolous litigation is extremely expensive. It is also exhausting, stressful and hugely time-consuming. When you know your opponent uses Stalingrad tactics the whole matter becomes incredibly frustrating and infuriating. Frustrating...

Perjury and Fraud and Misrepresentation

When does perjury become such a problem that one should open a case with the South African Police Services? Our police are overstretched (and probably underpaid) but does one try and lessen their load by not reporting a serial perjurer / fraudster? In the long run,...