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26 October 2026 · Lawvero
Your will can bind your trustees, if your trust deed lets it
What Schoonhoven NO v Schoonhoven [2025] ZASCA 178 decided about a founder's will and his trustees, and five things to check in your own trust deed and will.
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26 October 2026 · Lawvero
Who can fire a trustee after the founder dies?
What Oosthuizen NO v Pistorius NO [2026] ZAGPPHC 219 decided about removing trustees, and why your trust deed and will must carry your legacy.
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25 October 2026 · Lawvero
8 tax-free allowances every South African should use in 2026/27
From the R99 000 tax threshold to the R150 000 donations exemption: what each allowance is worth this tax year, and how to use it.
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25 October 2026 · Lawvero
Trusts, companies and divorce: why a court refused to freeze trust assets
What T.J.R v S.L.R [2026] ZAGPJHC 1181 decided, what it left open, and the warning it carries for trustees and spouses.
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25 October 2026 · Lawvero
Can I sign my will online in South Africa? What the Mokgoro case means
A court accepted an electronically signed will, but only after a court fight. Why you should still sign your will in ink, and how to do it.
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25 October 2026 · Lawvero
Married out of community without accrual? Your spouse's pension can now be shared on divorce
The Constitutional Court has struck down section 7(7)(c) of the Divorce Act. What GD v Minister of Home Affairs means for pension interest on divorce.
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25 October 2026 · Lawvero
The Regulation of Trusts Bill, 2026: what it means for your family trust
A new Act would replace the Trust Property Control Act. What changes, what experts flagged, and what to watch for next.
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22 October 2026 · Lawvero
Restructuring your company? How the roll-over relief rules (sections 41–47) let you do it without a tax bill
Moving assets or shares between companies triggers tax. Sections 41–47 of the Income Tax Act let you defer it. Here's how each section works, with examples and what SARS has ruled.
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21 October 2026 · Gerhard Truter
Divorced, and no longer a beneficiary: what "spouse" means in a trust deed
K.J.P v G.G.M.P NO [2026] ZAWCHC 611: a founder who benefited only as a "spouse" lost her beneficiary status when the marriage ended.
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21 October 2026 · Gerhard Truter
One trustee short: why your trust may not be able to act at all
Zurnamer NO v JA Clift (Pty) Ltd [2026] ZAWCHC 106: a trust below its minimum number of trustees lacks capacity, and later ratification cannot fix it.
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20 October 2026 · Lawvero
One missed deadline, one family trust, one trip to the Supreme Court of Appeal
What the Hartmann judgment teaches every trustee about deadlines, conflicts and minutes.
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20 October 2026 · Lawvero
Can you pull a family trust into your divorce?
What a Northern Cape judgment says about trusts, divorce and the children you forgot to include.
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