CDH DISPUTE RESOLUTION ALERT by Luanne Chance and Sian Williams Till death do us part Intersecting insurance law and matrimonial property law, the judgment of Naidoo v Discovery Life & others (202/2017) ZASCA 88 (31 May 2018) proves an interesting read. Mr Merglen...
In this case, the court confirmed the approach of adopted by some courts and held that the commencement values stated in the ANC for the purposes of the accrual calculation is just prima facie proof of the values of the estates on date of marriage and that this...
The purchaser approached the court for an order compelling the seller to transfer to her the sectional title unit that she had purchased from him. The deed of sale required the purchaser to pay the full purchase price by a certain date to the seller’s attorney. The...
A “potential beneficiary” of a family Trust had previously been permitted by the Trustees to access a holiday farm owned by the Trust (through a company) but, after a falling out with his family, was denied access to the farm by the Trustees. The court emphasised that...
In this case the court was faced with two Wills executed by the Testator a year apart. There was no express revocation (cancellation) of the earlier Will in the later Will. The court confirmed the general rule in this regard that, where a testator dies leaving more...
