13/09/2025 Bertus Preller Births Deaths Registration Act, Constitutional law, Gender discrimination, Gender equality, Marriage equality, Patriarchal laws, Surname changes, Unfair discrimination Births Deaths Registration Act, Civil Union Act, colonial law legacy, constitutional challenge, Constitutional Court, constitutional law, discrimination analysis, equality jurisprudence, equality rights, family identity choices, Family Law, gender discrimination, Gender Equality, gender-neutral legislation, human dignity, legislative reform, marital naming rights, marriage equality, men's rights, patriarchal laws, reading-in remedy, section 9 Constitution, South African Law, substantive equality, surname changes, suspended declaration invalidity, unfair discrimination, women's rights Constitutional Court Ends Gender-Based Surname Discrimination: Jordaan and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (CCT 296/24) [2025] ZACC 19 (11 September 2025) – Husbands Can Now Take Their Wives’ Surnames. The Factual Matrix: When Husbands Want to Take Their Wives' Surnames The facts giving rise to this landmark constitutional challenge present a stark illustration of how outdated legislation can collide… READ MORE
10/10/2023 Bertus Preller Antenuptial Contracts, Divorce, Marital Regimes, Marriage accrual system, Antenuptial Contracts, asset redistribution, Bertus Preller, Constitutional Court, Divorce Act, Divorce Attorney Cape Town, Divorce News, Family Law, financial landscape, gender discrimination, legal implications, marital contracts, marriage, Matrimonial Property Act, out of community of property, South Africa Redefining Fairness: How the Constitutional Court’s Landmark Ruling Changes the Financial Landscape of Marriages Out of Community of Property in South Africa. EB (born S) v ER (born B) and Others; KG v Minister of Home Affairs and Others ZACC 32 Introduction On 10 October 2023, South Africa's Constitutional Court delivered groundbreaking… READ MORE