{"id":4047,"date":"2017-06-08T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T10:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2019-11-15T12:54:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T10:54:38","slug":"property-law-update-issue-17-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-17-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Law Update | Issue 17 &#8211; 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>LEARNING AFTER TRANSFER THAT ALL TRUSTEES DID NOT SIGN<\/h2>\n<h3>Jacobs N.O. and Others v Salut La Vie Estate (Pty) Ltd; In re: Salut La Vie Estate (Pty) Ltd v Jacobs N.O. and Others (1146\/2016) [2017] ZANCHC 11<br \/>\n(10 February 2017)<\/h3>\n<p>The abstract theory of transfer means, in essence, that where there was consensus between two parties to transfer a property, coupled with registration of transfer in a deeds office, then an underlying defect in the sale agreement does not affect the validity of transfer. Could it then be argued that a transfer based on an agreement in which a trust signed a sale agreement with only two of the three required trustees signing, was unassailable? The question raised here was in the context of an exception to a seller&#8217;s claim, but the conclusion is a warning note that trustees must ensure that all signatories are party to an agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=31084394a308554a6798b4ec1&amp;id=af54be0298&amp;e=a7aac76cb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D31084394a308554a6798b4ec1%26id%3Daf54be0298%26e%3Da7aac76cb0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497002007913000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFLJGL0EtI3XZR1EFz041ThsDuxog\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">The Judgment<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=31084394a308554a6798b4ec1&amp;id=5d73e0033d&amp;e=a7aac76cb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D31084394a308554a6798b4ec1%26id%3D5d73e0033d%26e%3Da7aac76cb0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497002007913000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3KWf4gzniXo0oSa-dlNGyjh1ndg\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Summary of the Judgment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>STBB&#8217;S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE<\/h2>\n<p>In this, the twenty-fifth set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Management Rule 4 is discussed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=31084394a308554a6798b4ec1&amp;id=b5345a43b7&amp;e=a7aac76cb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/stbb.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D31084394a308554a6798b4ec1%26id%3Db5345a43b7%26e%3Da7aac76cb0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497002007913000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQdMPQZOaCqT1_DyJDmqbu3DZ47w\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Prescribed Management Rule 4<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<i>(N.B. Print in landscape)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEARNING AFTER TRANSFER THAT ALL TRUSTEES DID NOT SIGN Jacobs N.O. and Others v Salut La Vie Estate (Pty) Ltd; In re: Salut La Vie Estate (Pty) Ltd v Jacobs N.O. and Others (1146\/2016) [2017] ZANCHC 11 (10 February 2017)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":3158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-property-law-update"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Property Law Update | Issue 17 - 2017 - STBB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-17-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Maryna Botha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-17-2017\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/property-law-update-issue-17-2017\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Maryna Botha\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/623606b2022560795816523a4fd0bfec\"},\"headline\":\"Property Law Update | Issue 17 &#8211; 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