Insights
Notes on the questions that come up most often, written to be understood rather than to be impressive. General information, not legal advice — every matter turns on its own facts.
Living Wills in South Africa
A living will records what medical treatment you would accept or refuse if you could no longer say so yourself. It is not recognised in South African statute — but that is not the end of the question.
Wills & Trusts
Is a Foreign Will Required?
More South Africans hold assets offshore than ever before. Whether those assets need a separate will depends on what they are and where they sit — and getting it wrong can hold up an estate for years.
Wills & Trusts
Why the Wording of a Bond Clause Decides the Sale
In Murphy v Durie the difference between a bond approved “in principle” and a bond formally approved decided whether there was a contract at all. The clause was the whole case.
Property & Conveyancing
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