- Criteria 1: the BEE partner must have a written option
Ownership
You don’t have to own property to sell it

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on
The South African Supreme Court of Appeal has again reminded us that it is not a requirement for a valid contract of sale that the seller must be the owner of the thing sold.
Although the parties to a contract of sale usually contemplate the transfer of ownership, this is not an essential feature of…