deur OAK Regspan | Sep 8, 2026 | Artikels, Eksekuteursdienste
Key Takeaways • Signing a valid Will is only half the job. The Master of the High Court needs the original document, not a copy, before your estate can be administered as you intended. • If the original can’t be located, your family may have to apply to court...
deur OAK Regspan | Sep 8, 2026 | Artikels, Eksekuteursdienste
Key Takeaways • An Executor is the person legally responsible for winding up your estate, and South African law lets you nominate anyone you choose in your Last Will and Testament. • If you don’t nominate a suitable Executor, or the person you name can’t...
deur OAK Regspan | Sep 8, 2026 | Kommersiële ooreenkomste, Kommersiële litigasie
Key Takeaways • A breach of contract occurs when one party fails to perform an obligation without lawful excuse, and South African law treats agreements as binding under the principle of pacta sunt servanda. • To succeed with a claim, a business needs a valid...
deur OAK Regspan | Aug 14, 2026 | Eksekuteursdienste
Key Takeaways • A standard, off-the-shelf will is usually built around personal assets. It rarely deals properly with company shares, and that gap can hold up an entire estate. • Your will and your shareholders agreement need to say the same thing. When they...
deur OAK Regspan | Aug 14, 2026 | Kommersiële litigasie
Key Takeaways • A counterparty missing a deadline or delivering something short of what was agreed doesn’t automatically mean you can walk away from the contract. • South African law draws a sharp line between a material breach, serious enough to justify...
deur OAK Regspan | Aug 14, 2026 | Sekretarieël
Key Takeaways • A dormant company still generates real obligations: annual returns, beneficial ownership updates, and SARS filings don’t stop because trading has. • Voluntary deregistration under the Companies Act 71 of 2008 is a controlled, director-initiated...
deur OAK Regspan | Jul 24, 2026 | Aktebesorging, Akte-, Notariële en Eiendomsreg
Key Takeaways • Marriage in community of property merges both spouses’ estates, which extends to property portfolios, development debts, and investment risk. • Lenders generally require spousal consent for certain transactions involving immovable property in a...
deur OAK Regspan | Jul 24, 2026 | Eksekuteursdienste
Key Takeaways • The death of a director or major shareholder can paralyse a company if the shareholder agreement and estate plan are not aligned. • Shares do not disappear on death. They form part of the deceased estate and must be administered by an executor in terms...
deur OAK Regspan | Jul 24, 2026 | Sekretarieël
Key Takeaways • CIPC records for directors, registered office, postal address, auditor, financial year-end, and MOI amendments must be kept current, not just accurate at incorporation. • Director changes must be filed with CIPC within 10 business days, using form...
deur OAK Regspan | 9 Junie 2026 | Skuldinvordering
Belangrike Punkooreenkomste • Uitgerekte betalingsiklusse is een van die primêre oorsake van kontantvloeistres in vervaardigings- en groothandelsondernemings. • Voor-regter skulddelging (gestruktureerde kommunikasie, onderhandeling en formele eise) delg die meeste oopstaande handelsrekeninge sonder...
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