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Drafting of Wills

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Theresa Tannous

Director, Wills, Trusts & Estates

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Corné Nunns

Consultant, Trust Law and Estates Department

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Theresa Tannous

Director, Wills, Trusts & Estates

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Corné Nunns

Consultant, Trust Law and Estates Department

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New CIPC changes for the filing of annual returns

15 January 2024

CIPC has again announced changes to the CIPC system for the filing of annual returns and beneficial ownership information, which... introduces mandatory obligations for companies and close corporations when filing their annual returns.

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New SARS beneficial ownership disclosures when filing your trust tax returns

29 November 2023

Trustees should take note of additional requirements relating to the filing of provisional Trust tax returns in January 2024 as... SARS climbs on the beneficial ownership reporting train.

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The latest developments in respect of the new Anti-money Laundering Legislation

04 October 2023

In this article, we provide an important update to trustees and company directors on the latest developments in respect of... the newly introduced beneficial ownership reporting for trusts and companies as introduced by the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act 22 of 2022 (“Amendment Act”) whi

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Trusts: Majority rules, or unanimity triumphs?

27 July 2023

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Why can deceased estates take so long to be finalised?

29 May 2023

The family of a deceased are often confronted with the harsh reality of having to wind up a deceased’s estate... after his or her passing. Usually, there is the expectation that this should go quickly, but unfortunately, the reality is that the process is hardly ever a quick one. So how long then does it take to wind up a deceased estate?

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More rights for life partners, but it still pays to protect yourself

23 February 2022, Theresa Tannous

The Constitutional Court has ordered parliament to amend two laws to recognise the right of a surviving life partner in... any relationship to inherit and claim maintenance after the other partner dies.

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New CIPC changes for the filing of annual returns

15 January 2024

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New SARS beneficial ownership disclosures when filing your trust tax returns

29 November 2023

Trustees should take note of additional requirements relating to the filing of provisional Trust tax returns in January 2024 as... SARS climbs on the beneficial ownership reporting train.

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The latest developments in respect of the new Anti-money Laundering Legislation

28 August 2023

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Trusts: Majority rules, or unanimity triumphs?

27 July 2023

Everyone is familiar with the term ‘majority rules’ and generally when applied it means that the decision of the majority... sticks and is valid. The question that arose in the recent case of Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys v Abraham Johannes de Witt N.O. and Others [2023] ZASCA 74 was whether the majority decision by the trustees of a trust needed a resolution signed by all the trustees to be valid. In this article we take a look at the decision and what it potentially means for the law of trusts in South Africa.

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