06/10/2026 Bertus Preller Accrual Calculation, Accrual Calculator, Accrual claims, Accrual system, Curator Ad Litem, Direct and substantial interest, Discretionary family trust, Divorce, Divorce and trusts South Africa, Joinder of beneficiaries, Joinder of trustees, Locus standi of beneficiary, Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984, Rule 10 Uniform Rules of Court, Section 13 Trust Property Control Act, Sufficient interest in trust, Termination of trust, Trust joinder divorce, Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988, Trusts, Trusts, Variation of trust provisions : joinder of trust in divorce, accrual system, amendment of particulars of claim, curator ad litem, de facto control of trust, direct and substantial interest, discretionary family trust, divorce and trusts South Africa, duties of trustees, family law South Africa, inherited farm, joinder of beneficiaries, joinder of mortgagee, joinder of trustees, locus standi of beneficiary, Master of the High Court, Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984, minor beneficiaries, non-joinder, Northern Cape High Court, points in limine, Rule 10 Uniform Rules of Court, Rule 28 amendment, section 13 Trust Property Control Act, substantially the same question of law or fact, sufficient interest in trust property, termination of trust, Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988, variation of trust provisions Joining a Family Trust to a Divorce: Why Rule 10 Shut the Door in S[…] v S[…] and Others: In re: S[…] v S[…] (2115/2020) [2026] ZANCHC 86 (5 October 2026). An Inherited Farm, a Discretionary Family Trust and a Marriage at an End: The Facts In S v S and Others: In re: S v S (2115/2020) ZANCHC 86 (5… READ MORE
29/06/2025 Bertus Preller Divorce, Procedural Law, Recission of Divorce Orders, Urgency costs in urgent divorce application, curator ad litem, divorce settlement dispute, E.E v T.C.E, East Rock Trading case, Family Advocate investigation, family advocate report, family law procedure, fraud in divorce proceedings, Gauteng Division Pretoria, Lindeque v Hirsch case, minor children divorce court, non-disclosure in divorce, non-joinder, Pretoria High Court, procedural fairness, rescinding divorce agreement, rescission of divorce order, rescission under common law, SARS v Hawker Air Services, South African Family Law, Uniform Rules of Court, urgency in divorce, urgent child residency change, urgent divorce application, urgent High Court application, urgent motion divorce, urgent rescission case, ZAGPPHC 492 Urgency Dismissed: Lessons from E.E v T.C.E (113234/23) [2025] ZAGPPHC 492 (16 May 2025) on Rescission, Disclosure and Children’s Rights in Divorce Proceedings. The Factual Matrix: A Mother’s Urgent Attempt to Set Aside a Divorce Settlement Agreement This case arose from an urgent application brought by the applicant, E.E, who sought to have… READ MORE
10/02/2024 Bertus Preller Divorce, Procedural Law, Procedure, Universal Partnership amendment, amendment application, Asset Division, Court Directives, De Klerk v Du Plessis, defence preparation, divorce proceedings, excipiable issues, judicial decision, Judicial Service Commission v Cape Bar Council, legal amendments, Legal Analysis, legal objections, legal practice, Legal precedents, legal ruling, Legal Strategy, litigation, Manyatshe v South African Post Office, non-joinder, particulars of claim, PITMAN AJ, procedural fairness, profit motive, Smith v Conelect, South African Law, special plea, universal partnership Procedural Law – Amending a Particulars of Claim – M-B.F.M v H.P.N.P (5182/2022P) [2024] ZAKZPHC 8 (8 February 2024). Introduction to the Amendment Dispute In a noteworthy case, PITMAN AJ presided over a case that brought to the fore a contentious issue regarding the amendment of the particulars of… READ MORE