This Sectional Title Law webinar will equip delegates with holistic legal knowledge on Sectional Title Schemes, enabling them to successfully apply this knowledge to common disputes that arise within the scheme as well as the management of a sectional title scheme.

This webinar will also touch on new case law and legislation, providing delegates with the tools to successfully and practically apply their updated knowledge obtained throughout this webinar.
Delegates will gain the legal and practical knowledge to fulfil their roles confidently and effectively, in compliance with important legal and governance requirements for managing sectional title schemes.

Benefits of attending

• Understand the relevant laws and regulations surrounding Sectional Title Schemes and how this applies in practice.
• Delegates will acquire the legal and practical knowledge to fulfil their roles confidently and effectively, in compliance with important legal and governance requirements for managing sectional title schemes.
• Delegates will feel more confident in managing commercial and residential sectional title schemes and associated disputes.
• This webinar will also equip delegates with practical knowledge on how to handle levy collections, utility disconnections, sales in execution and placing a scheme under administration.

Topics to be covered will include

• What is a Sectional Title Scheme?
• Home Owners’ Associations versus Body Corporates.
• Legal framework governing sectional title properties.
• Composition of a Sectional Title Unit:
  • The Unit
  • Exclusive Use Areas
  • The Common Property
• Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees and Owners.
• Duties of trustees and the rights of owners within sectional title schemes.
• Financial Management of Sectional Title Schemes (levy collection, budgets, and reserve funds).
• Damage to Common Property.
• Common issues and disputes, and the applicable case law:
  • Levy Collections
  • Utility Disconnections
  • Sales in execution
  • Placing a scheme under administration.
• Dispute Resolution Mechanisms.

Presenter

ALISON LAXTON Associate Attorney

Ms Laxton currently serves as an associate attorney at SBL Incorporated, having formerly served as the founder and director of her own law firm before joining the SBL team. She has also most notably served as the CEO of a Law School, Legal Officer, and Global Human Resources Manager. Her qualifications include an LLB (cum laude) from the University of the Witwatersrand and a certificate in Debt Counselling (NCR) from the Enterprises University of Pretoria.

She has extensive experience in legal practice, academics, and corporate legal advisory. Her areas of specialty include National Credit Act litigation, intellectual property law, commercial law, and labour law. She is committed to providing superior legal service to her clients and is passionate about imparting her knowledge to aspiring legal professionals. She is best described as a multifaceted individual and enjoys pursuing challenging opportunities that require agility.

24 July 2025 | 10:00 – 13:00

Closing date for registrations: 23 July 2025

Certification
All sessions are mandatory to qualify for a certificate.

Practicing and candidate legal practitioners, support staff and legal advisors.

• Practising Legal Practitioners:     R1 260.00 (including VAT) per participant
• Candidate Legal Practitioners:    R 630.00 (including VAT) per participant
• Others | Non-legal Practitioners: R 2 020.00 (including VAT) per participant

Kindly note that you can only register online and that there are limited places available. Participants should be registered individually to enable the system to generate a unique username and password for each person.

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• The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) will not accept liability if the fees are not paid into the designated LSSA bank account.
• The webinar is conducted in English only.
• Should you need to cancel your registration, this must be done in writing within two business days before the closing date to avoid the full fee being charged.

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