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When can a non-compliant Will be declared valid?Roberto Oktober and Karel Kogler

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Navigating the complexities of multi-jurisdictional wills with massed estates

By Karel Kogler 22 Jul 2025

Leave a legacy of giving, this Mandela Day

Leave a legacy of giving, this Mandela Day

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Death and trade marks: How IP can be divided and transferred to heirs

Dina Biagio and Jan-Gerhard Oosthuysen 22 Jun 2022

Tazkiya continues to add more value to the local Muslim community

Tazkiya continues to add more value to the local Muslim community

Capital Legacy 7 Jun 2022

Nearly a million South Africans live abroad - but how does this affect their wills?

Nearly a million South Africans live abroad - but how does this affect their wills?

Ken Newport, Capital Legacy 6 Jun 2022

Mauritius: A country to die in

Mauritius: A country to die in

Capital Legacy 11 May 2022

Mother's Day - an ode from a father

Mother's Day - an ode from a father

Capital Legacy 6 May 2022

Capital Legacy - a success story

Capital Legacy - a success story

Capital Legacy 22 Apr 2022

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Is it better to die intestate than with an outdated Will?

Charles Shapiro and Gabrielle Berkowitz 13 Apr 2022

The shock of 134,500 Covid orphans in South Africa

The shock of 134,500 Covid orphans in South Africa

Capital Legacy 30 Mar 2022

Thinking of setting up a trust? Here are some facts you need to know

Thinking of setting up a trust? Here are some facts you need to know

Capital Legacy 23 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

Planning for when you're not around? Make sure you consider these 4 things!

Planning for when you're not around? Make sure you consider these 4 things!

Capital Legacy 22 Feb 2022

Forget the red roses - show your love by getting your affairs in order!

Forget the red roses - show your love by getting your affairs in order!

Capital Legacy 8 Feb 2022

Have you thought about your estate plan?

Have you thought about your estate plan?

Capital Legacy 21 Jan 2022

Should we do away with customary law for succession in township communities?

Should we do away with customary law for succession in township communities?

Kagiso Mahlangu 21 Dec 2021

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

13 Dec 2021

20 questions with Brandon Garbutt

20 questions with Brandon Garbutt

Capital Legacy 8 Oct 2021

National Wills Week: life.file takes the pain out of estate planning

National Wills Week: life.file takes the pain out of estate planning

Shan Radcliffe 14 Sep 2021

September is Wills Month - Here's what you need to know!

September is Wills Month - Here's what you need to know!

Alex Simeonides, Capital Legacy 1 Sep 2021

Relentlessly tenacious - the Alex Simeonides story!

Relentlessly tenacious - the Alex Simeonides story!

Capital Legacy 30 Aug 2021

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Study questions whether pension laws are constitutional

26 Aug 2021

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Sapin to host free webinar on estate planning for property investors

23 Aug 2021

The pandemic emphasises the importance of a last will and testament

The pandemic emphasises the importance of a last will and testament

2 Aug 2021

Special needs children need specialist estate planning

Special needs children need specialist estate planning

Alex Simeonides, Capital Legacy 28 Jul 2021

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What lessons we can learn from the Zulu King's last will and testament

Alex Simeonides 25 May 2021

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Jackie Rhodes & Kamal Patel, Juta and Company 13 Apr 2021

Would you leave your children's inheritance in the hands of the government?

Would you leave your children's inheritance in the hands of the government?

Alex Simeonides, Capital Legacy 25 Mar 2021

Tazkiya - A South African first for Muslim communities

Tazkiya™ - A South African first for Muslim communities

Capital Legacy 25 Feb 2021

Last week, the Constitutional Court overturned a clause in a will written 119 years ago, which specified that only male descendants could inherit the family’s farms and properties. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Constitutional Court outlaws bigotry from beyond the grave

Tania Broughton 24 Feb 2021

This Valentine's Day it's about more than chocolate hearts - it's about really giving your heart away

This Valentine's Day it's about more than chocolate hearts - it's about really giving your heart away

Brandon Garbutt, Capital Legacy 12 Feb 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

14 Dec 2020

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