The South African law of succession prescribes the rules which determine the devolution of a person's estate after his death, and all matters incidental...
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succession in South African law takes place whenever the deceased leaves property which has not been disposed of by valid testamentary instrument. In...
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Testate succession exists under the law of succession in South Africa. Testamentary succession takes place by virtue of either a will or a codicil: A...
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Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitsha (redirect from Bhe and Others v Magistrate, Khayelitsha and Others; Shibi v Sithole and Others; South African Human Rights Commission and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another)
Commission and Another v President of the RSA and Another was an important case in South African customary law. The case was heard in the Constitutional Court on...
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South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited...
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v Master of the High Court, Cape Town and Others is an important decision in the South African law of succession and particularly the law of intestate...
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The law of persons in South Africa regulates the birth, private-law status and the death of a natural person. It determines the requirements and qualifications...
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South African contract law is "essentially a modernized version of the Roman-Dutch law of contract", and is rooted in canon and Roman laws. In the broadest...
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convention, succession in South Africa was deferred to the laws of the United Kingdom; whoever was monarch of Britain was automatically the monarch of South Africa...
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South African customary law refers to a usually uncodified legal system developed and practised by the indigenous communities of South Africa. Customary...
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In South Africa, the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 regulates the possession of firearms by civilians. Possession of a firearm is conditional on a competency...
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South African environmental law describes the legal rules in South Africa relating to the social, economic, philosophical and jurisprudential issues raised...
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South African labour law regulates the relationship between employers, employees and trade unions in the Republic of South Africa. The Native Labour Regulations...
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Kidwell v The Master (category Law of succession in South Africa)
In Kidwell v The Master, an important case in the South African law of succession, the testator had signed right at the bottom of the will; there was...
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Law enforcement in South Africa is primarily the responsibility of the South African Police Service (SAPS), South Africa's national police force. SAPS...
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order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour...
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Hassam v Jacobs (category Law of succession in South Africa)
Others, an important case in South African family law and law of succession, was heard in the Constitutional Court of South Africa on 19 February 2009 and...
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The South African law of evidence forms part of the adjectival or procedural law of that country. It is based on English common law. There is no all-embracing...
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Daniels v Campbell (category Law of succession in South Africa)
Campbell NO and Others, an important case in South African family law and law of succession, was heard in the Constitutional Court on 6 November 2003...
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president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president directs the executive branch of the government...
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Ex Parte Graham (category Law of succession in South Africa)
case in the South African law of persons and succession. Briefly, the deceased left a will stipulating that her adopted son would inherit her estate in the...
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Ex Parte Meier (category Law of succession in South Africa)
important case in South African succession law, concerned an application for the appointment of a curator bonis to manage the estate of a patient, one...
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Spies v Smith (category Law of succession in South Africa)
In Spies v Smith, an important case in the South African law of succession, the testator was mentally retarded and epileptic, and had appointed the two...
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Pillay v Nagan (category Law of succession in South Africa)
In Pillay v Nagan, an important case in the South African law of succession, Nagan forged his mother's will and subsequently told people that he had done...
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Ex Parte Estate Davies (category Law of succession in South Africa)
In Ex Parte Estate Davies, an important case in South African succession law, the testator bequeathed £2000 in his will to a person who was not named in...
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L Taylor v AE Pim (category Law of succession in South Africa)
In L. Taylor v AE Pim, an important case in the South African law of succession. A widow hired a man, Pim, to assist with her business. She subsequently...
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Ex parte Steenkamp and Steenkamp (category Law of succession in South Africa)
In Ex Parte Steenkamp and Steenkamp, an important case in the South African law of succession, Mr. and Mrs. K. bequeathed a farm and certain movable property...
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Volks v Robinson (category Law of succession in South Africa)
decision in South African family law and law of succession. In a majority judgment written by Justice Thembile Skweyiya, the Constitutional Court of South Africa...
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In Theron v The Master (2001), an important case in the South African law of succession, Mr and Mrs Theron were married in community of property. Mr Theron...
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the head of state and government has been called the President. The succession to the throne of South Africa was the same as the succession to the British...
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