Article 12. Language of the agreement: The parties confirm that they wish that the agreement, as well as all other documents relating to this agreement, including communications, schedules and authorizations, have been and should be written only in English. The signatories confirm their desire that this convention, even so that all related documents, including any notice, appendix and authorization, should be drafted in English only. Sometimes they even „agree“ incidentally on certain aspects of how a situation is handled, perhaps even at odds with the terms of the agreement. The Tribunal found that it was not necessary for the bank representative to be obliged to draw their attention, as well as the other directors who end in their personal capacities, to the risks involved. Directors, as collateral, cannot avoid liability because they have not understood it (Absa Bank Ltd/Trzebiatowsky and a. 2012 (5) SA 134 (ECP). In the case of Beaux Lane (SA) Properties (Pty) Limited v Marais [2015] JOL 32961 successfully sued the Marais which signed a bond file for rents, prices and sneaky taxes and damages suffered by the tenant for breach of contract. The tenant and the potential guarantee must then consider whether they should take out the rental agreement and warranty or look for an alternative property to rent on less heavy terms. According to the judge-in-chief Savage, a surety contract requires a valid principal debt with someone other than the debtor, and the liability for the guarantee does not arise until that principal obligation has been taken out. (Dormell Properties 282 CC v Bamberger (20191/14) [2015] ZASCA 89 (May 29, 2015)).
It may then be difficult to deal with a dispute that would lead to a conflict between the parties about their true intent at the time of the agreement. LOCNEST acknowledges and accepts that, unless otherwise made, the commitments will be pursued, in absolute and unconditional terms, and without limitation of the universality of the above, LOCNEST`s obligations arising from the guarantee will not be released, unloaded, reduced, limited or otherwise affected (and LOCNEST accepts, if necessary, or waives, if necessary, the measure authorized by current legislation: (i) any missing or limited power; the incapacity or disability of the tenant or lessor, (ii) insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, liquidation or financial situation of LOCNEST, the landlord or tenant at any time; (iii) any defence based on bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, agreement, liquidation, liquidation or any other proceedings initiated by an LOCNEST, the lessor or the lessor or any other person; (iv) losses or infringements of a right to transfer, refund or contribution from LOCNEST; (v) any other irregularity, anomaly or informality of the lessor with respect to one or all of the obligations; (vi) tenant fraud against one or all of the obligations; (vii) any other act or omission by LOCNEST, similar or contrary to the above, which, under the provisions of this section, would constitute legal or equitable relief, a limitation or reduction of the obligations of the LOCNEST arising from the guarantee (with the exception of the full implementation of the commitments).