Section 7 of Partnerships Act 16 of 2012: The carrying on of partnership business
(1) Each partner in a partnership shall have responsibility for the business of the partnership.
(2) A partnership shall be capable of—
(a) suing and being sued in its own name;
(b) entering into contracts and owning or holding property for the purposes of the business of the partnership; and
(c) subject to the partnership agreement, providing continuity for the partnership business despite a change in the partners.
(3) Each partner shall be an agent of the partnership for the purpose of the business of the partnership.
(4) A change in the nature of the business of a partnership shall require the agreement of all the partners.
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(a) preventing a partner from defending; or
(b) restricting the extent to which, or the way in which, a partner may defend,
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