By Ané de Klerk The social media enthusiasts among our readers may have come across the latest Draft Community Schemes Ombud Service (“CSOS”) Practice Directive shared by the CSOS on…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos The release of the Community Schemes Ombud Service Consolidated Practice Directive 1 of 2025 has sparked heated debate across social media. Spanning 170 pages, this…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos With the launch of the Beneficial Ownership (BO) register by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) on 1 April 2023, significant changes have been…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos On 18 December 2023, the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria delivered an important ruling concerning the fairness of amendments to governing documents…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Not many people know that in August 2021 the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) issued a Practice Directive called “Approval of Special and Unanimous Resolution…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos On 10 November 2022 the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) issued a practice directive to provide guidance on the protection of personal information and access…
By Ané de Klerk On 14 March 2023, CSOS (Community Schemes Ombud Service) staff circulated a Draft Practice Directive on section 39(7)(b) of the CSOS Act to industry roleplayers via…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Originally published on paddocks.co.za On the 23rd of June 2020, during the early stages of the National COVID-19 Lockdown, the Community Schemes Ombud Service (“CSOS”)…
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Originally published on www.paddocks.co.za It has been almost six years since the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act (“the CSOS Act”) came into operation and by…