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Freezing the Trust and the Company: Why a Section 7(3) Redistribution Claim Did Not Found a Preservation Order Against Separate Legal Entities in T.J.R v S.L.R and Others (2026-000369) [2026] ZAGPJHC 1181 (8 October 2026).

This case concerns a wife, married out of community of property without accrual, who sought interim preservation orders over assets held by a family trust and a company controlled by…

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When “Spouse” No Longer Means You: Divorce and the Loss of Trust Beneficiary Status in K.J.P v G.G.M.P N.O and Others (17622/2024) [2026] ZAWCHC 611 (19 October 2026).

The facts: a Hermanus villa, a family trust and a marriage that ended The applicant, an attorney and conveyancer, was the founder of the ERF 1 Fernkloof Investment Trust, a…

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