08/04/2024 Bertus Preller Costs, Divorce, Procedural Law 2023/123933, 2024, Combined Summons, Condonation, costs order, deviation, Divorce Act 70 of 1979, divorce actions, duty, Gauteng Division, High Court, ineffectual, irregular service, Johannesburg, L.R v T.S, Legal Practitioners, Legal Requirements, misrepresentation, non-compliance, nullity, personal service, Practice Directive, prejudice, prescription, proceedings, Registrar, Sheriff, signature, standard forms, Unopposed Divorce Roll, ZAGPJHC 336 L.R v T.S (2023/123933) [2024] ZAGPJHC 336 (5 April 2024): High Court Emphasises Importance of Personal Service in Divorce Actions. Background and Facts of the Case The Plaintiff, L.R., instituted divorce proceedings against the Defendant, T.S., and set the matter down on the Unopposed Divorce Court roll. The parties had… READ MORE