South African Law/Cession

Welcome
Welcome to "Cession in South African Law" I hope you find the content useful. This course is aimed at University Students doing an postgraduate LLB. It is a 1/2 course.

Principle works cited

 * 1) The Main reference is: Susan Scott: Cession for Students. Juta & Co 1997. The course outline will loosely follow her work, and the intention is to cover the following aspects.
 * 2) Case law from the South African Law Reports.

Course content
The course content will be broken into various chapters or lessons and will cover the following:
 * 1) Cession in South African Law: An introduction to cession - 2. -
 * 2) *A brief overview of cession
 * 3) *Background history and the need for cession.
 * 4) *The problem with cession.
 * 5) Cession in South African Law: Classification of cession - 3. -
 * 6) *The Definition of cession.
 * 7) *Various agreements distinguished.
 * 8) Cession in South African Law: The claim or object of cession - 4.
 * 9) *Description of the claim.
 * 10) *Transferrability of claims.
 * 11) *Future and contingent claims.
 * 12) *Delictus Personae.
 * 13) *Agreements prohibiting the transfer of claims.
 * 14) Validity requirements -
 * 15) *Formalities in cession agreements.
 * 16) *The doctrine of all effort.
 * 17) *The causa.
 * 18) Notice to the Debtor -
 * 19) Locus standi -
 * 20) Remedies and defences -
 * 21) Cessions in securitatem debiti -
 * 22) The distinction between cessions and pledges -
 * 23) Drafting and drawing.
 * 24) Cession in South African Law: Case law
 * 25) Index.

Practical examples and questions will also be given.

This is not a substitution for a university course and university exemptions are not given. It is an adjunct to study and may provide a simplified outline of what is covered in any university course on the subject.

Best wishes.