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- Dr Samantha Smith is a creative Attorney holding a BSocSci, LLB, LLM, and PhD (Law) from UCT. She leads content marketing & strategy across STBB's channels, thought leadership, SEO, and legal marketing collateral.
Pulse | ConCourt overturns SCA decision on creditors’ voting rights: What does this mean for business rescue in South Africa?
Earlier this month, the Constitutional Court delivered a significant unanimous judgment in the context of insolvency law: Post-commencement creditors are not statutorily entitled to vote on the adoption of a financially distressed company’s business rescue plan. Overturning the Supreme Court
Read MorePulse | Divorce Act exemption declared unconstitutional: Can your spouse claim part of your pension without accrual?
For many couples in South Africa, an antenuptial contract excluding the accrual system appears to settle one crucial question: What happens to each spouse’s assets if the marriage terminates? A watershed Constitutional Court ruling, however, demonstrates why a total separation
Read MoreAll About Property | October 2026
In our latest edition of All About Property, we explore the cadastral importance of diagrams and general plans for property development, unpack whether the house you purchased before marriage still remains yours, celebrate the appointment of seven Senior Associates from
Read MoreAll About Property | Property development essentials: Why diagrams and general plans matter
The physical condition of a property does not always reflect its legal identity. For property developers, that difference invariably dictates whether land may be subdivided, consolidated, accessed, or developed as intended. In this context, diagrams and general plans are central
Read MoreAll About Property | Marriage and property: You bought the house before saying ‘I do’. Is it still yours?
For many individuals, buying a home is one of the most significant financial investments one will make. When that property is purchased before marriage, it is often assumed that it will remain yours, particularly if the title deed is registered
Read MoreHow to obtain Surveyor-General diagrams and general plans in South Africa
In the context of property development, a diagram and a general plan are critical cadastral records that help identify the land and surveyed rights recorded in South Africa’s cadastral system. Specifically, these records may be especially essential when purchasing, transferring,
Read MoreNewsflash | SARB hikes the repo rate to 7.25%
This afternoon, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (‘SARB’) concluded its penultimate meeting of 2026. In what some economists termed ‘a close call’ and others a foregone conclusion, SARB has elected to raise the repo rate
Read MorePulse | Can a surviving spouse’s maintenance claim override a property inheritance?
In De Bruyn v The Master of the High Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘the SCA’) recently upheld the Master of the High Court’s refusal to prohibit a surviving spouse’s maintenance claim which effectively exhausted the estate available for
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