During the past year or so, it has become apparent to us that the service received by clients in respect of Wills and Deceased Estates has been less than stella. It appears that all too often, either the terms of the Will were less than well-conceived, and/or that the...
In the recent Constitutional Court Case, Ekapa Minerals (Pty) Ltd and Another v Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality and Others [2025] ZACC 1 (“Ekapa”), a unanimous judgment handed down by Gamble AJ, dealt with two important concepts. The first being the interpretation and...
In Tarentaal Centre Investments (Pty) Ltd v Beneficio Developments (15/2025) [2025] ZASCA 38 (8 April 2025) (“Tarentaal”), a recent judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal, the Court considered whether interest charged on a loan between two commercial...
It is obvious that every adult should have a Will. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, which frequently leads to considerable confusion and unhappiness for the family of the deceased. People without a Will die Intestate, and the distribution of their deceased...
In the case Body Corporate The Straight v Katisi (Case number 2023/031774 – unreported), Windell J in the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg) handed down a judgment in January 2025, which offers some relief to beleaguered body corporates....
