by Hartzenberg Inc | Sep 20, 2018 | Estates, trusts and estate planning
When you start thinking about a will, it is important to know that South Africa’s legislation has a number of requirements for a will to be valid. The requirements are not complicated, but must all be in place to make sure your will cannot be contested. Using an...
by Hartzenberg Inc | Sep 12, 2018 | Estates, trusts and estate planning
Benjamin Franklin once said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Preparing for taxes is a generally accepted practice, but preparing for death is usually avoided. This is because discussing mortality is never easy, but preparing for it is an...
by Hartzenberg Inc | May 4, 2018 | Criminal law, Estates, trusts and estate planning, Family law
In 2015, Robert James Stransham-Ford applied to court for an order to allow a medical practitioner to administer a lethal agent and end his life. As part of this order, Stransham-Ford wanted the practitioner to be immune from any civil or criminal liability for this...
by Hartzenberg Inc | Dec 8, 2016 | Estates, trusts and estate planning, Family law
Does your partner inherit your estate if you’re not married? The Constitutional Court has given us the answer: it depends on your sexual orientation. Last week the Court handed down its decision in the case of Laubser v Duplan: the partner in a same sex couple can...
by Hartzenberg Inc | Aug 23, 2016 | Estates, trusts and estate planning, Family law
Last Thursday, the Constitutional Court heard an application for leave to appeal. The case involved a gay couple Mr Laubser and Mr Duplan, who lived together but never married. Mr Laubser passed away without having drawn up a will. The question to be decided is...
