1. 18 SOUTH AFRICAN PROPERTY REVIEW
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SAPOA
Broker Committee
announces series
of legal forums for
members in 2017
Brokers face many legal issues, notably
the fine print associated with various
property transactions. This requires ongoing
education and training,” says Rene Styber,
Chairman of the SAPOA Broker Committee.
“Legislation is changing constantly and as
a committee we want to assist our members,
particularly our smaller brokerages which do
not have a legal department onsite, to check
non-disclosure-and sales agreements and to
protect their interests in all transactions,”
she adds.
To this end, the SAPOA Broker
Committee is holding a series of legal
forums in 2017, the first of which will
cover Dispute Resolution and will be
sponsored by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH).
The late afternoon event will be held on
March 9th, 2017 at the firm’s Sandton
offices. All brokers are welcome to attend.
“As the SAPOA broker committee, we are
very keen to serve SAPOA broker members
and invite them to submit legal issues of
particular concern to them, so that the
forums will be relevant and assist in
addressing their day-to-day challenges and
concerns,” Styber says.
Having partnered with CDH in these
endeavours, the committee is excited about
the level of service and expertise that the
firm can offer.
“Dispute resolution and how a broker
can be treated fairly without going to
court, is a particularly hot topic right now. I
am confident that Burton Meyer, Director
of Dispute Resolution at CDH, will equip
brokers with some practical advice on
avoiding a dispute,” Styber says.
“The SAPOA Broker Committee has
never been stronger and we are ready to
serve our members,” Styber concludes.
Invitations to the March 9th event, which
will include a presentation, drinks and
valuable networking, are to be dispatched
shortly. Brokers are urged to register their
place so that their seats are guaranteed.
FROM LEFT Mitta Nale, Rene Styber, Joan Goldswain, Graham Marder, Stephanie Bernstein, Marita Meyer,
Roger Long and Justin Armstrong
The event will
be held on
March 9th, 2017
at the firm’s
Sandton offices.
All brokers
are welcome
to attend.
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