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Wives' Surnames The facts giving rise to this landmark constitutional challenge present a stark illustration of how outdated legislation can collide… READ MORE
27/04/2024 Bertus Preller Accrual Calculation, Divorce, Hiding Assets, Marital Regimes, Trusts, Trusts accrual system, alter ego, asset protection, Badenhorst v Badenhorst, best interests of children, Constitution, Divorce, economic inequality, equality, estate planning, fact-specific enquiry, gender, Judicial Discretion, Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984, piercing the trust veneer, RP v DP, sections 9 and 28, sham trust, substantive equality, transformative constitutionalism, trusts, unfair discrimination, Van Zyl v Kaye Piercing the Trust Veneer in Divorce: A Constitutional Approach to Achieving Equity (Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984; Badenhorst v Badenhorst 2006 (2) SA 255 (SCA); RP v DP 2014 (6) SA 243 (ECP)). Introduction The accrual system, as set out in the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 (hereafter referred to as the MPA), is a matrimonial property regime that aims to recognise… READ MORE