Home /Our Insights /Home /Home
BOOK CONSULTATION SUBSCRIBE

Our Insights

Latest Insights

To renounce or not to renounce a benefit in terms of a will?

02 April 2024,  Puleng Valentine Tladi

In terms of your will, your surviving spouse and descendants, are entitled to inherit and one of your children decides... to renounce his or her share, the surviving spouse shall inherit that portion of that inheritance, which was declined by the descendant.

READ MORE
56
Article

Who inherits under a Deceased Estate when there is no Will?

02 April 2024,  Sinethemba Mashego

It is society's norm to transfer generational wealth and to engage in the re-allotment of wealth. However, some people are ... uninformed about the rules that govern the re-allotment of wealth when they have not drafted a will. 

READ MORE
135
Article

Understanding the Distinction between Living Wills and Last Wills and Testaments

02 April 2024,  André Styger

While both documents are essential components of comprehensive estate planning, they serve distinct purposes and address different aspects of an... individual's life and well-being. This article explores the definitions, functions, and legal implications of living wills and last wills, shedding light on the significance of each in ensuring the wishes and intentions of individuals are respected in both life and death.

READ MORE
39
Article

When can a Will be challenged?

02 April 2024,  Melody Sithole

A Will can be described as a document that expresses the last wishes of an individual about how their property... must be distributed when they die. The document must be written, signed and formal.  The last wishes can be challenged in the following situations:

READ MORE
41
Article

To renounce or not to renounce a benefit in terms of a will?

02 April 2024,  Puleng Valentine Tladi

In terms of your will, your surviving spouse and descendants, are entitled to inherit and one of your children decides... to renounce his or her share, the surviving spouse shall inherit that portion of that inheritance, which was declined by the descendant.

READ MORE
56
Article

Who inherits under a Deceased Estate when there is no Will?

02 April 2024,  Sinethemba Mashego

It is society's norm to transfer generational wealth and to engage in the re-allotment of wealth. However, some people are ... uninformed about the rules that govern the re-allotment of wealth when they have not drafted a will. 

READ MORE
135
Article

Understanding the Distinction between Living Wills and Last Wills and Testaments

02 April 2024,  André Styger

While both documents are essential components of comprehensive estate planning, they serve distinct purposes and address different aspects of an... individual's life and well-being. This article explores the definitions, functions, and legal implications of living wills and last wills, shedding light on the significance of each in ensuring the wishes and intentions of individuals are respected in both life and death.

READ MORE
39
Article

When can a Will be challenged?

02 April 2024,  Melody Sithole

A Will can be described as a document that expresses the last wishes of an individual about how their property... must be distributed when they die. The document must be written, signed and formal.  The last wishes can be challenged in the following situations:

READ MORE
41
Article
GO
GO
Filter: Domestic violence
Domestic Violence: It is time to (wo)man up!

14 December 2020,  Crystelle Steyn

Domestic Violence has become such a problem in South Africa that we have one of the highest rates of domestic... violence in the world.

READ MORE
922
Article
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: IT IS TIME TO (WO)MAN UP!

02 September 2019,  Crystelle Steyn

Domestic Violence has become such a problem in South Africa that we have one of the highest rates of domestic... violence in the world.  Sadly most people affected by domestic violence are too afraid to do something about it as they are uninformed of what help they can get.

READ MORE
332
Article
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

01 November 2018

 Domestic violence includes both a positive action as well as an omission. It is not only for the actions of... the perpetrator which a protection order is sought but also for those responsibilities that the perpetrator ought to perform but fail to do. Economic abuse is the withholding or the threat of withholding economic and financial resources. That too is abuse and warrants a protection order.

READ MORE
641
Article
Protection order: Not just physical abuse

23 October 2017

In our communities we often regard domestic violence as an act of physical violence only. However, did you know in... terms of the Domestic Violence Act, various actions of an abuser may also be regarded as acts of domestic violence? These acts range from stalking, damage to property, entrance into a complainant’s residence without their consent and various other actions of the abuser.

READ MORE
983
Article

Receive Our Newsletter

SUBSCRIBE NOW