by JFM Team | Mar 13, 2017
Share certificates are important documents. It can cause major problems if shareholders have lost their share certificates or dealt with them improperly. What should a company do when a shareholder says that they have lost their share certificate? Section 1070D(3) of...
by JFM Team | Mar 6, 2017
All company title stakeholders are bound by the memorandum and articles of the company Constitution. What is the memorandum? It sets out what the company can legally do. What are the ‘articles of association’? They are an essential guide as to how the...
by JFM Team | Mar 2, 2017
Before strata title was introduced in the 1960s, apartments were governed by company title. Unlike owning a specific area of the building, as with a strata title, a company title is similar to owning shares in a company. The particular shares you may buy are allocated...
by JFM Team | Feb 9, 2017
Companies should be vigilant to ensure that all defects in the company title building are promptly repaired. A failure to carry out proper maintenance can result in the company being held liable in damages or being required to pay a statutory penalty. Constitutional...
by JFM Team | Feb 6, 2017
The division of rights between the shareholder and the company in a company title unit is often a controversial issue. As with many things in company title law, the terms of the constitution will determine whether or not a particular part of the building or parcel of...
by JFM Team | Feb 1, 2017
The ‘house rules’ are a policy which regulates the conduct of residents and the running of a company title building on a day to day basis. They often include provisions about things like noise, renovations, short term leasing, the administration of the building and...
