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Naidoo v Discovery Life Confirmation that the proceeds of a Life Policy fall outside the Joint Estate of Spouse Married IN CoP

Naidoo v Discovery Life Confirmation that the proceeds of a Life Policy fall outside the Joint Estate of Spouse Married IN CoP

by studio@brandesign.co.za | Jul 26, 2019 | Case Law

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...
Naidoo v Discovery Life Confirmation that the proceeds of a Life Policy fall outside the Joint Estate of Spouse Married IN CoP

E v E (4387/2017P) [2019] ZAKZPHC 40 (3 June 2019)

by studio@brandesign.co.za | Jul 12, 2019 | Case Law

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...
Naidoo v Discovery Life Confirmation that the proceeds of a Life Policy fall outside the Joint Estate of Spouse Married IN CoP

Agu v Krige and Others (20763/2017) [2019] ZAWCHC 46 (28 March 2019)

by studio@brandesign.co.za | Jul 12, 2019 | Case Law

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...
Naidoo v Discovery Life Confirmation that the proceeds of a Life Policy fall outside the Joint Estate of Spouse Married IN CoP

Joan Cynthia Griessel NO & others v De Kock (334/18) [2019] ZASCA 95 (6 June 2019)

by studio@brandesign.co.za | Jul 12, 2019 | Case Law

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...
Naidoo v Discovery Life Confirmation that the proceeds of a Life Policy fall outside the Joint Estate of Spouse Married IN CoP

Pienaar v Master of the Free State High Court (579/10) [2011] ZASCA112 (01 June 2011)

by studio@brandesign.co.za | Jul 12, 2019 | Case Law

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...
Naidoo v Discovery Life Confirmation that the proceeds of a Life Policy fall outside the Joint Estate of Spouse Married IN CoP

Du Bruyn NO & others v Karsten (929/2017) [2018] ZASCA 143 (28 September 2018)

by studio@brandesign.co.za | Jul 12, 2019 | Case Law

In this case the court reviewed the circumstances under which a lender has to register as a “credit provider” in terms of the National Credit Act. The court held that the Act applied not just to organisations and persons in the business of money lending but to any...
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