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The Master’s office is really going over the top now. They are suddenly invoking the findings of the Crookes case which was heard in 1956! I think somebody there is studying trust law and trying to make a name for themselves (and I think I know who it is) The matter that had to be decided in the case was whether under those particular circumstances, the trustees and donor could change the Trust Deed without the agreement of any other party. Because of the unusual circumstances is was found that the beneficiaries had to agree as well. This was essentially…

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Here we go again! If it’s not SARS, or the IDC then it’s the Master of the High Court. They all constantly change the game apparently on the whim of someone in authority. The Master’s office in Johannesburg has a new Assistant Master and she’s a stickler for the rules (that’s probably why she got the job, because her predecessor was great at cutting corners, which suited us well). It seems that several years ago, somebody issued a set of rules that (contrary to Contract Law which governs Trust Deeds), we cannot replace one trust deed (which is a contract…

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