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What does mutatis mutandis mean?

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By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on October 8, 2015

When you import the provisions of one document or statute into another it is common to do so “mutatis mutandis”. The Supreme Court of Appeal in Mayo No v De Montlehu reminded us that there is an imperative nuance when you use that Latin expression. The words mean “subject to the necessary alterations”…

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