20/07/2025 Bertus Preller Caveat Subscriptor, Contractual repudiation, Divorce, Pacta sunt servanda, Procedural Law, Recission of Divorce Orders, Settlement agreement finality, Settlement agreements, Validity Divorce Settlement Agreement Auckland Park case, caveat subscriptor, child maintenance, contractual interpretation, contractual repudiation, Divorce Act 70 of 1979, Divorce Decree, divorce litigation, divorce proceedings, divorce settlement agreement, family law practice, George v Fairmead, High Court Gauteng, Legal Representation, maintenance agreements, matrimonial property, Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund, Pacta Sunt Servanda, Parental Rights, post-signature regret, property forfeiture, settlement agreement validity, settlement negotiations, South African Family Law, spousal maintenance, undue influence, Van der Schyff J, vitiating factors, witness attestation Caveat Subscriptor Strikes Again: When Post-Signature Regret Meets Divorce Reality in O.M.L v S.S.L (10528/2022) [2025] ZAGPPHC 712 (16 July 2025). The Factual Matrix: When Signatures Tell a Different Story The factual backdrop of this matter presents a curious tale of matrimonial dissolution that would make any family law practitioner pause.… READ MORE
02/07/2025 Bertus Preller Divorce, Divorce settlement defects, Liquidator, Procedural Law, Receiver Divorce, Recission of Divorce Orders, Settlement agreement finality, Settlement agreement interpretation, Settlement agreement variation, Settlement agreements Children's Best Interests, children's inheritance rights, community of property marriages, condonation applications, debt-free property preservation, Divorce Act section 7(8), divorce aftermath litigation, divorce settlement defects, joint estate liquidation, legal representation duties, liquidator appointment applications, matrimonial home disputes, matrimonial property trust, motion proceedings evidence, pension benefits accrual, pension fund entitlements, pension interest claims, Plascon-Evans rule, post-divorce disputes, property occupation disputes, res judicata principles, Rule 42 variation applications, settlement agreement finality, settlement agreement variation, trust beneficiaries protection, trust registration requirements, trustee appointment orders, unrepresented parties divorce Six Years Later: Defective Settlement Clause Triggers Failed Liquidation Bid in PLB v LRB (36798/2014) [2025] ZAGPPHC 600 – 4 June 2025. The Facts: A Matrimonial Home Dispute Six Years After Divorce This case concerned a post-divorce dispute that arose six years after the dissolution of marriage between PLB and LRB, who… READ MORE
28/06/2025 Bertus Preller Appeal, Contractual repudiation, Deleted clauses contract interpretation, Divorce, Settlement agreement finality, Settlement agreement interpretation, Settlement agreements breach of settlement agreement, close corporation disputes, commercial dispute resolution, commercial entities matrimonial law, commercial relationship breakdown, contract amendment principles, contract cancellation principles, contract cancellation procedures, contractual breach remedies, contractual interpretation principles, contractual obligations enforcement, contractual repudiation remedies, contractual repudiation South Africa, deleted clauses contract interpretation, handwritten contract amendments, Limpopo High Court, matrimonial commercial entities, matrimonial litigation appeals, matrimonial property settlements, matrimonial settlement disputes, matrimonial settlement law, mora contractual obligations, repudiation contract law, settlement agreement breach, settlement agreement cancellation, settlement agreement enforcement, settlement agreement interpretation, settlement agreement validity High Court Upholds Settlement Cancellation: J.V.S v M.V.S and Others [2025] ZALMPPHC 101 (19 May 2025) – When Deleted Clauses Still Bind. The Factual Matrix: From Matrimonial Breakdown to Settlement Agreement Disputes This complex matrimonial dispute arose from the breakdown of a marriage between the appellant and first respondent, leading to protracted… READ MORE
28/06/2025 Bertus Preller Actio communi dividundo, Appeal, Clean Break Principle, Cohabitation, Divorce, Settlement agreement finality, Settlement agreements actio communi dividundo, alternative access arrangements, clean break principle, contractual interpretation family law, contractual occupation rights, court order variation requirements, deed of settlement breach, domestic violence protection orders, Eastern Cape High Court, Endumeni interpretation principles, factual disputes motion proceedings, finality principle settlement agreements, joint property ownership disputes, matrimonial property arrangements, motion court proceedings, occupation rights conditions, Plascon-Evans principle, post-divorce litigation, post-divorce property disputes, property sale compelling orders, Regional Court appeal, romantic partner cohabitation clause, settlement agreement finality, settlement agreement interpretation Settlement Agreement Interpretation Triumph: J.G.C v G.A.C [2025] ZAECMKHC 44 (13 May 2025) – High Court Overturns Property Sale Order. The Factual Matrix: What Led to the Appeal This appeal arose from a bitter post-divorce property dispute between former spouses who had been married for thirty-five years in community of… READ MORE