Divorce and the New Three-Pot System: Another Risk To Manage

'Love is grand. Divorce is a hundred grand.' (Anon) In the boiler room that is the divorce court, it’s common to hear accusations and...

'It’s high time they legalised cannabis' (Anon) Much excitement has greeted the signing into law of the Cannabis for Private Purposes...

'It is the purpose of this Act to afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can...

'The first thing we do is, let’s kill all the lawyers.' (Shakespeare) Shakespeare must have had an unhappy experience or two with the...

'Marriage is the chief cause of divorce' (Groucho Marx) This Valentine’s Day, think about the legal aspects of your romantic...

'The crux of the case is about unequal treatment of persons.' (Extract from judgment below) The recent High Court judgment which declared...

Media reports of the recent Constitutional Court decision holding a section of the Divorce Act unconstitutional and giving Parliament 24...

'Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.' (Ambrose Bierce) It may well be that in the future, we will be able...

'Dementia is the plague of our time, the disease of the century.' (Unattributed) Dementia is a widespread medical condition that affects...

'Live each day as if it were your last… because one day, you’ll be right.' (Benny Hill) It’s always tempting to procrastinate about...

'So often, a party in a divorce is so aggrieved and upset by their spouse's behaviour during the marriage, and rightfully so, that they...

More and more couples are opting to live together as permanent life partners rather than enter into a formal marriage. The risk for such...

'It has long been a foundational principle of our common law and the legislation that has governed the law of testamentary succession...

“Marriage is a matter of more worth / Than to be dealt in by attorneyship” (Shakespeare) Wedding Season is well and truly upon us, and if...