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Signing wills: comply with the Act

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 by Peter Surtees
In Delport v Le Roux and Others[1], the court’s judgment, delivered on 24 November 2022, is a reminder of the importance of complying with the provisions of the Wills Act, 1953.  Not for the first time in our judicial history, a will was declared invalid because of defective witnessing.  And a certain accountant must be
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