{"id":9467,"date":"2015-07-09T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=9467"},"modified":"2020-03-20T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:33:26","slug":"property-law-update-issue-23-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/property-law-update-issue-23-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Law Update | Issue 23 &#8211; 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Can encroaching owner claim transfer of land?<\/h2>\n<h3>Fedgroup Participation Bond Managers (Pty) Ltd v Trustee of the Capital Property Trust (20165\/2014) [2015] ZASCA 103 (30 June 2015)<\/h3>\n<p>Can someone encroaching on another&#8217;s land, in the absence of an action or an application by the owner of the encroached-upon land for a removal order, approach a court for an order compelling the owner to transfer, not only that part of the land on which there is encroachment, but also to seek transfer of additional vacant land? This was the claim presented for adjudication in this appeal, and the outcome is a clear exposition of our law in this regard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saflii.org\/za\/cases\/ZASCA\/2015\/103.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">The Judgment<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/stbb_plu23-2015_s1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Summary of the Judgment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Trustee acting without authority, suretyship collapses<\/h2>\n<h3>Smith v ABSA Bank Limited (A892\/2014) [2015] ZAGPPHC 409 (30 June 2015)<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;This case yet again demonstrates the need to be careful when dealing with a trust&#8221;, in the words of the judge in this matter. The facts dealt with an instalment sale agreement entered into by a trust and the related suretyship afforded by one of the trustees in her personal capacity. The bank&#8217;s reliance on the suretyship was in issue as the surety alleged that the underlying agreements were concluded without proper trustee resolution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saflii.org\/za\/cases\/ZAGPPHC\/2015\/409.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">The Judgment<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/stbb_plu23-2015_s2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #e66a21;\">Summary of the Judgment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can encroaching owner claim transfer of land? 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