31/05/2026 Bertus Preller Conflict of Interest, Eviction, In Community of Property, Joinder, Joinder of convenience, Locus Standi, LPC Code of Conduct, LPC Code of Conduct, PIE ACT, Plascon Evans Rule, Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act, Section 17 Matrimonial Property Act, Spousal Eviction Absa Bank v Naude, clause 3.9 legal practitioners, conflict of interest attorney, customary marriage community of property, direct and substantial interest, dispute of fact motion proceedings, Gordon v Department of Health, joinder of convenience, joint estate litigation, locus standi eviction, LPC Code of Conduct, Matjhabeng Local Municipality, N.C.M.W v P.S.K, necessary joinder, oral evidence referral, person in charge PIE, PIE Act eviction, Plascon-Evans rule, Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act, Room Hire Co, Rule 6(5)(g) referral, section 17 Matrimonial Property Act, spousal consent litigation, spousal joinder eviction, universal partnership co-ownership, unlawful occupier, Western Cape High Court eviction, Wightman v Headfour, ZAWCHC 272 Eviction by One Spouse, Joinder of the Other, and the Conflict Trap: Lessons from N.C.M.W v P.S.K and Others (2025/218300) [2026] ZAWCHC 272 (29 May 2026). A recent judgment of the Western Cape Division, N.C.M.W v P.S.K and Others (2025/218300) ZAWCHC 272 (29 May 2026), is a useful teaching case. On its face it is a… READ MORE
15/01/2026 Bertus Preller Accrual Calculation, Accrual Calculator, Accrual claims, Accrual system, Divorce, Eviction, PIE Act, Procedural Law, Procedure accrual claim, accrual disputes, accrual system, constitutional arguments, contingent rights, conveyancing law, divorce and property, divorce litigation, doctrine of notice, eviction defence, eviction proceedings, family law practitioners, finality in litigation, leave to appeal, matrimonial home, matrimonial property, PIE Act, property ownership, property transactions, reconsideration applications, registered ownership, section 17(2)(f), South African Family Law, spousal occupation, Superior Courts Act, Supreme Court of Appeal, third party purchasers, transfer of property Accrual Rights, Ownership and Eviction: Clear Limits on Spousal Claims Before Divorce — J.M.M and Another v Cara Dorothy Masureik and Others (807/2024) [2026] ZASCA 1 (8 January 2026). Factual Background and Procedural History The matter in J.M.M and Another v Cara Dorothy Masureik and Others arose from protracted and unresolved divorce proceedings between the first applicant and her… READ MORE