Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is a Director at the Cape Town branch of STBB. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer and Insolvency Practitioner with many years of experience in the fields of property law, conveyancing and the laws relating to corporate compliance (especially in respect of the FICA and POPIA laws). Up until 2018 she was also head of the firm’s national marketing portfolio. She is a seasoned public speaker and presenter, both in person and online. She prepares text for the majority of STBB’s internal and external publications and is editor and co-writer for two pivotal publications in the South African real estate industry – the ABC of Conveyancing (JUTA) and Delport’s South African Property Law and Practice (JUTA).

Property Law Update | Issue 11 – 2018

CANNOT (WITHOUT MORE) LOOK TO A TRUST’S ASSETS FOR THE SATISFACTION OF A TRUSTEE’S PERSONAL DEBTS

Osborne v Cockin NO and Others (549/2017) [2018] ZASCA 58 (17 May 2018)

When you lose several million rands in a business arrangement with Mr X, and X’s estate is later sequestrated whilst it appears that X’s family trusts are faring much better, you may well wonder whether recourse could be had from the trusts. If it appears that X used the trust as an alter ego for his personal dealings then, in very specific circumstances, one can ‘pierce the veil’ of the trust. This judgment tells such a story and although the application was unsuccessful for technical reasons, it is important to take note to differentiate between transacting with an individual in his personal capacity and in his capacity as trustee of a trust.

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

STBB’s STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE

In this, the fifty-third set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Conduct Rule 1 is discussed.

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Prescribed Conduct Rule 1
(N.B. Print in landscape)

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