03/07/2025 Bertus Preller Customary Law, Customary marriage requirements, Customary Marriages, Marriage registration, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, Section 8 RCMA, Traditional marriage validity accrual system, African marriage, ante-nuptial contract, civil law, civil marriage, community of property, cultural marriage, customary law, customary marriage, Deeds Office, Family Law, legal concessions, Limpopo High Court, lobola, marital property, Marriage Act, marriage certificate, marriage disputes, marriage regimes, marriage validity, matrimonial law, matrimonial regimes, Property Division, Recognition of Customary Marriage Act, Rule 33, spousal property rights, stated case, traditional marriage, wedding ceremonies When Spouses Cannot Agree on Their Marriage Regime: L.M.P v N.J.D.P (Appeal) (HCAA33/2024) [2025] ZALMPPHC 122 (19 June 2025) and the Impossibility of Concurrent Matrimonial Systems. Factual Matrix: When Spouses Disagree on Their Marriage Regime The dispute in this matter exemplifies a peculiar but increasingly common phenomenon in South African family law where spouses find themselves… READ MORE
28/06/2025 Bertus Preller Appeal, Contractual repudiation, Deleted clauses contract interpretation, Divorce, Settlement agreement finality, Settlement agreement interpretation, Settlement agreements breach of settlement agreement, close corporation disputes, commercial dispute resolution, commercial entities matrimonial law, commercial relationship breakdown, contract amendment principles, contract cancellation principles, contract cancellation procedures, contractual breach remedies, contractual interpretation principles, contractual obligations enforcement, contractual repudiation remedies, contractual repudiation South Africa, deleted clauses contract interpretation, handwritten contract amendments, Limpopo High Court, matrimonial commercial entities, matrimonial litigation appeals, matrimonial property settlements, matrimonial settlement disputes, matrimonial settlement law, mora contractual obligations, repudiation contract law, settlement agreement breach, settlement agreement cancellation, settlement agreement enforcement, settlement agreement interpretation, settlement agreement validity High Court Upholds Settlement Cancellation: J.V.S v M.V.S and Others [2025] ZALMPPHC 101 (19 May 2025) – When Deleted Clauses Still Bind. The Factual Matrix: From Matrimonial Breakdown to Settlement Agreement Disputes This complex matrimonial dispute arose from the breakdown of a marriage between the appellant and first respondent, leading to protracted… READ MORE