Liability for the Payment of Public School Fees

The author highlights some legal issues regarding the liability of parents and other individuals to pay public school fees in the light of recent judicial precedent, specifically Fish Hoek Primary School v GW 2009 JOL 24624 (SCA). The various possible legal bases for the liability for such fees are...

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Main Author: M Carnelley
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2011-10-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
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Online Access:http://www.nwu.ac.za/webfm_send/42517
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spelling doaj-0dee1e3c8d584795967a991387ac858a2020-11-25T01:23:37ZafrNorth-West UniversityPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal1727-37812011-10-011463360Liability for the Payment of Public School FeesM CarnelleyThe author highlights some legal issues regarding the liability of parents and other individuals to pay public school fees in the light of recent judicial precedent, specifically Fish Hoek Primary School v GW 2009 JOL 24624 (SCA). The various possible legal bases for the liability for such fees are examined. In this regard the common law duty to maintain as amended by legislation; contractual liability; and the concepts of household necessaries, stipulatio alteri, negotiorum gestio and unjustified enrichment are considered.http://www.nwu.ac.za/webfm_send/42517South African Schools Actparental liabilityguardiancustodianpersons who voluntary undertake the responsibilitypublic school feesduty to maintaincontractual liabilitystipulatio alterinegotiorum gestiounjustified enrichment
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Liability for the Payment of Public School Fees
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
South African Schools Act
parental liability
guardian
custodian
persons who voluntary undertake the responsibility
public school fees
duty to maintain
contractual liability
stipulatio alteri
negotiorum gestio
unjustified enrichment
author_facet M Carnelley
author_sort M Carnelley
title Liability for the Payment of Public School Fees
title_short Liability for the Payment of Public School Fees
title_full Liability for the Payment of Public School Fees
title_fullStr Liability for the Payment of Public School Fees
title_full_unstemmed Liability for the Payment of Public School Fees
title_sort liability for the payment of public school fees
publisher North-West University
series Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
issn 1727-3781
publishDate 2011-10-01
description The author highlights some legal issues regarding the liability of parents and other individuals to pay public school fees in the light of recent judicial precedent, specifically Fish Hoek Primary School v GW 2009 JOL 24624 (SCA). The various possible legal bases for the liability for such fees are examined. In this regard the common law duty to maintain as amended by legislation; contractual liability; and the concepts of household necessaries, stipulatio alteri, negotiorum gestio and unjustified enrichment are considered.
topic South African Schools Act
parental liability
guardian
custodian
persons who voluntary undertake the responsibility
public school fees
duty to maintain
contractual liability
stipulatio alteri
negotiorum gestio
unjustified enrichment
url http://www.nwu.ac.za/webfm_send/42517
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