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ALL TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO CREATE  A TRUST REGISTER BY 1 APRIL 2023 The General Laws (Anti Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Funding) Amendment Act was

Recently I attended a webinar hosted by STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) on gender identity in estate planning in the European context,

“In all matters concerning the care, protection and well-being of a child, the standard that the child’s best interest is of paramount importance, must be

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South Africans are quite happy to spend a few thousand rand on a night out on the town but holds back when it comes to

A person who causes the death of another is not entitled to inherit from the estate of the person he has killed. This rule finds

A “living will” is a declaration or an advance directive which will represent a patient’s wish to refuse any medical treatment and attention in the form of

If we learnt one thing from the Covid-19 pandemic is that life is short! That is why it is important to act now and get

Trusts are a popular planning tool for wealthy South African families to manage their fortune, but constantly changing tax laws and a greater scrutiny of

More and more South Africans are investing offshore and acquiring assets in foreign countries. The question asked by many estate owners is whether one needs