{"id":40684,"date":"2025-05-27T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=40684"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:52:39","slug":"pulse-may-2025-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Safeguarding your legacy: Why you should nominate a professional executor to administer your estate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under South African law, <a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/blog-simplifying-estate-administration-with-stbb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>administering an estate<\/u><\/a> is a complex legal process that demands the time, skill, and experience of a professional executor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-safeguarding-your-legacy-why-you-should-nominate-a-professional-executor-to-administer-your-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Here&#8217;s why<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Child relocation disputes: New High Court ruling affirms the best interests of children<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For STBB\u2019s family law professionals, securing the best interests of clients\u2019 children lies at the heart of all child-focused matters \u2013 a paramount concept recently emphasised in an intensely contested relocation dispute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-child-relocation-disputes-new-high-court-ruling-affirms-the-best-interests-of-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Read more<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s not too late to register for our next webinar! Navigating POPIA compliance: Practical guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this month\u2019s highly informative webinar, <a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/lawyer\/maryna-botha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Maryna Botha<\/u><\/a> explores the practical components of POPIA. In light of the critical importance of POPIA compliance, Maryna will outline mandatory requirements for small business owners, provide an in-depth assessment of the Information Regulator\u2019s guidance on electronic marketing, and consider recent regulatory amendments to better assist consumers with lodging complaints. Don\u2019t miss out on this engaging discussion! Stay ahead of the compliance curve by securing your spot now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb-co-za.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZYtd-Goqj4rGtB-p_f4VcdVw1Gp8kczMN9v?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaesH4gfmNJUBKDcmpDhMK1AcepVHsIajgJ6jDy2O1oJeqv1uWphx0iOB3HW7A_aem_XaIhkADma90fUl4aqfnW6A#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Register now<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Estate planning 101: The key benefits of establishing a trust<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At STBB, we understand that smart estate planning today can secure your legacy tomorrow. Whether used to preserve generational wealth, safeguard assets, or manage property for the benefit of others, a trust offers continuity and peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/blog-the-key-benefits-of-establishing-a-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Learn more<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguarding your legacy: Why you should nominate a professional executor to administer your estate Under South African law, administering an estate is a complex legal process that demands the time, skill, and experience of a professional executor. Here&#8217;s why Child<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":40669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_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":[137,193],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-pulse"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II - 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\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samantha Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samantha Smith\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/805b4884d2d0620da8c730a20588b52a\"},\"headline\":\"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T08:15:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-27T08:52:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":235,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Latest\",\"Pulse\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II - STBB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T08:15:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-27T08:52:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png\",\"width\":700,\"height\":328},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Latest\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/category\\\/latest\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/\",\"name\":\"STBB\",\"description\":\"Welcome to STBB - We deal with every legal matter\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"STBB\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/STBB_logo_2025.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/STBB_logo_2025.png\",\"width\":218,\"height\":66,\"caption\":\"STBB\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/thebigsmallfirm\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/805b4884d2d0620da8c730a20588b52a\",\"name\":\"Samantha Smith\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7f71900525e21469f789274d11fb4a6ecabdf5fd8022613ca764c6073933f3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7f71900525e21469f789274d11fb4a6ecabdf5fd8022613ca764c6073933f3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7f71900525e21469f789274d11fb4a6ecabdf5fd8022613ca764c6073933f3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Samantha Smith\"},\"description\":\"Dr Samantha Smith is a creative Attorney holding a BSocSci, LLB, LLM, and PhD (Law) from UCT.\u00a0 She leads\u00a0content marketing &amp; strategy across STBB's channels, thought leadership, SEO, and legal marketing collateral.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stbb.co.za\\\/dev2\\\/author\\\/samanthasstbb-co-za\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II - STBB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samantha Smith","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Samantha Smith","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/person\/805b4884d2d0620da8c730a20588b52a"},"headline":"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II","datePublished":"2025-05-27T08:15:27+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-27T08:52:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/"},"wordCount":235,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png","articleSection":["Latest","Pulse"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/","name":"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II - STBB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png","datePublished":"2025-05-27T08:15:27+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-27T08:52:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png","width":700,"height":328},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/pulse-may-2025-edition-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Latest","item":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/category\/latest\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Pulse | May 2025 | Edition II"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/","name":"STBB","description":"Welcome to STBB - We deal with every legal matter","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#organization","name":"STBB","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/STBB_logo_2025.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/STBB_logo_2025.png","width":218,"height":66,"caption":"STBB"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thebigsmallfirm"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/#\/schema\/person\/805b4884d2d0620da8c730a20588b52a","name":"Samantha Smith","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f71900525e21469f789274d11fb4a6ecabdf5fd8022613ca764c6073933f3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f71900525e21469f789274d11fb4a6ecabdf5fd8022613ca764c6073933f3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f71900525e21469f789274d11fb4a6ecabdf5fd8022613ca764c6073933f3cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Samantha Smith"},"description":"Dr Samantha Smith is a creative Attorney holding a BSocSci, LLB, LLM, and PhD (Law) from UCT.\u00a0 She leads\u00a0content marketing &amp; strategy across STBB's channels, thought leadership, SEO, and legal marketing collateral.","url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/author\/samanthasstbb-co-za\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeaderProfessionalConsultation_2.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40696,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40684\/revisions\/40696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}