A mother who has always wanted her daughter to inherit her diamond engagement ring may never get her wish if she dies without leaving a valid […]

If you have never planned your estate, perhaps now is a good time to consider it. This will be to everyone’s benefit, as there are often […]

Electronic Funds Transfers, better known as EFTs, have become a popular payment method in South Africa, accepted by many in lieu of cash or cheque payments. […]

The Protection of Personal Information Bill, which will soon become law and is commonly referred to as POPI, seeks to regulate the processing of personal information. […]

Most people are familiar with a will or testament and understand the importance of having this legal declaration drafted, by which the testator nominates an executor to manage […]

In South African law there is no such thing as a common law marriage. People simply believe that living together with another person for a continuous […]

The Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988 defines a trustee as meaning “any person (including the founder of the trust) who acts as a trustee by […]

Many South African citizens do not know the correct procedures to follow in order to register a death, or how to obtain a death certificate and […]

The issue of the legal nature of a vindicatory claim and whether it gives rise to a debt that is subject to the three year extinctive […]

A Trust can be described as a legal relationship which has been created by the founder, who places assets under the control of Trustees. This either […]

On 29 May 2015, in the case of Dormell Properties 282 CC v Bamberger[1], the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) set out the importance of, firstly, […]