16/12/2025 Bertus Preller Abuse of Process, Access to justice section 34, Attorney and client costs, Bona fide defence, Civil contempt South Africa, Contempt of Court, Contempt of court maintenance, Contumacious conduct, Costs, Discovery, Divorce, Duty to court, Good cause rescission, Hostile Family Lawyers, Inherent powers of court, Legal practitioner complicity, legal practitioner ethical duties, LPC Code of Conduct, Matrimonial proceedings discovery, Muslim Marriages, Procedural Law, Procedural non-compliance, Procedure, Punitive costs orders, Rescission of default judgment, Rule 35(1) discovery, Rule 35(3) notice, Rule 35(7), Section 173 Constitution, Serial contempt, Stalingrad tactics, Striking out defence, Uniform Form Rules of Court, Vexatious Litigant, Vexatious litigation, Vindicating court authority abuse of court process, Attorney and Client Costs, bona fide defence, chamber book applications, contempt of court, contumacious conduct, discovery obligations, divorce action, duty to court, family law litigation, good cause rescission, inherent powers of court, legal practitioner complicity, legal practitioner ethical duties, LPC Code of Conduct, maintenance claims, procedural non-compliance, punitive costs orders, rescission of default judgment, Rule 35(3) notice, Rule 35(7), section 173 Constitution, section 60.1, section 60.2, serial contempt, Stalingrad tactics, striking out defence, vindicating court authority, wilful default When the Court Draws a Line in the Sand: Striking Out for Serial Contempt and Abuse of Process in S.L v A.C (8030/2021) [2025] ZAWCHC 565 (4 December 2025). Introduction The case of S.L v A.C (8030/2021) ZAWCHC 565 (4 December 2025) serves as a stark reminder that access to justice does not mean access to courts on one's… READ MORE
13/07/2025 Bertus Preller Alter ego trust, Divorce, Res judicata divorce, Stay of execution, Vexatious litigation abuse of process, alter ego trust, attorney own client costs, civil procedure divorce, CRW v LMW 2025, divorce enforcement, divorce law precedent, divorce trust ruling, family court Cape Town, family law trusts, Le Grange J, legal costs divorce, litigation misconduct, res judicata divorce, rescission of judgment, Rule 45A, Rule 46A, security for costs, South African case law, South African divorce law, stay of execution, trust abuse divorce, trust execution divorce, vexatious litigant South Africa, vexatious litigation, vexatious Proceedings Act, Western Cape High Court, ZAWCHC 279 Lawfare in the Divorce Courts: C.R.W v L.M.W and Another (12866/2014) [2025] ZAWCHC 279 (2 July 2025) Unmasks Vexatious Litigation and Trust Abuse. The Factual Backdrop: A Relentless Legal Battle Post-Divorce The saga in C.R.W v L.M.W and Another (12866/2014) ZAWCHC 279 (2 July 2025) represents one of the most protracted and acrimonious… READ MORE