Best.Jaimee

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Can a minor validly enter a contract? Many people are aware that minors have a ‘limited’ capacity when it comes to legally binding themselves and entering contracts, however, the circumstances in which a valid contract can be concluded by a minor are less commonly known. 

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬?

One has often read about owners being held liable for a dog attack on a person, but what about an animal on the road which ends up causing an accident? Can the owner be held liable for the resulting damage?

To hold an owner liable for the actions of his domesticated animal, our South African law provides for a very specific action that can be instituted against an owner to claim compensation for damage or harm suffered as a result of the conduct of the owner’s domesticated animal, namely the 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦.

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: https://www.phinc.co.za/OurInsights/ArticleDetail.aspx?Title=How-liable-is-an-owner-for-damage-caused-by-animals?

𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲: Jaimee Best: Candidate Legal Practitioner, Litigation