Johannesburg - Thomson Wiks is strengthening its position as a business-focused organisation supporting meaningful connections between companies, professionals and international markets. With an approach centred on business relationships, strategic engagement and cross-border opportunities, Thomson Wiks recognises the importance of creating stronger links between organisations operating across different markets. Its work reflects the growing need for businesses to identify credible opportunities, build relationships and engage effectively within an increasingly connected global economy. Thomson Wiks brings an international perspective to business engagement, with a particular focus on opportunities connecting South Africa with wider global markets. The organisation has previously participated in South Africa-UAE business and investment discussions, contributing to conversations around trade, investment and commercial cooperation. For businesses looking beyond traditional boundaries, effective relationships can be an important foundation for sustainable growth. Thomson Wiks continues to focus on creating opportunities for constructive engagement and helping businesses navigate an increasingly interconnected commercial environment. Image: Boilerplate: Released on behalf of: Thomson Wiks Company Web site: https://www.thomsonwilks.co.za Link to More Information: https://www.thomsonwilks.co.za/practice-areas Submitted by: Stephen Thomson Contact Stephen Thomson: info@thomsonwilks.co.za CLICK HERE to submit your BUDGET FEATURED Press Release to MyPR.co.za. …
OAK Law Releases New Guide on Business Contract Breaches in South Africa
The Pretoria-based commercial law firm outlines what business owners need to know when an agreement falls through, from available remedies to critical deadlines. OAK Law has published new guidance for South African business owners on responding to a breached commercial agreement, covering remedies, timelines and dispute resolution options. PRETORIA, South Africa — OAK Law has published a new guide addressing one of the most common commercial disputes South African business owners face, a partner, supplier or client failing to hold up their end of an agreement. The article breaks down what businesses need to understand before deciding how to respond. When an agreement breaks down, business owners are often left uncertain about their legal footing at exactly the moment they need clarity most. A late delivery, an unpaid invoice, or a partner quietly stepping back from what was agreed can all look different in the eyes of the law than they do at first glance, and acting too quickly, or not quickly enough, can affect which remedies remain available and how strong an eventual claim will be. The article explores what separates a material breach from a minor one, the evidence needed to support a claim, and the range of remedies South African law makes available to affected businesses, from court orders that force performance to claims for financial loss. It also addresses a deadline many business owners don't realise applies to their situation, and weighs up when mediation may be the smarter first move over heading straight to court. Among the points raised is a three-year window that governs most contractual claims in South Africa, a deadline that catches more businesses off guard than most owners expect, often at the exact moment they need every available option still open to them. For the full breakdown, read When a Business Agreement Falls Through: Your Next Steps. About OAK Law OAK Law is a commercial and corporate law firm based in Pretoria, South …
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Antenuptial Contracts in Focus at Martin Vermaak Attorneys
As South Africa's spring wedding season gets under way, Martin Vermaak Attorneys is turning the spotlight onto a corner of its practice that rarely gets the attention divorce litigation does: the antenuptial contract and the matrimonial property regime that quietly underpins every marriage in the country. Based in Bryanston, the firm has spent more than twenty years in divorce and family law, and the very team that runs both contested and uncontested matters also guides couples still in the middle of wedding planning, as well as spouses married long ago who want to revisit the framework that governs their estates. The emphasis comes down to something practical. A matrimonial property regime is decided just once, typically in the weeks leading up to a wedding, and from that moment it dictates how assets, debts and estates are handled throughout the marriage and beyond. Martin Vermaak Attorneys lays out the choices in straightforward language on its website, and its notarial service takes care of executing the antenuptial contract itself, which means a couple does not have to navigate the formalities on their own at a time when the wedding is consuming most of their focus. The regimes South African couples choose between The guidance the firm publishes runs through marriage in community of property, marriage out of community of property with the accrual system, and marriage out of community of property without the accrual, alongside the rules that govern customary marriages. Each represents a distinct way of answering one question: how do two estates connect to each other once a couple marries? The firm works with couples who prefer to have that distinction laid out clearly before they put pen to paper, rather than discovering it years afterwards in the middle of a dispute. This kind of explanatory work sits comfortably within a practice more commonly associated with the end of a marriage. The divorce attorneys at the firm deal daily with the fallout from …
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Wills Month: What South Africans Don’t Know about Wills, Death and Their Estates
Johannesburg, South Africa - There is far more to planning for death than simply signing a will, from the little-known three-month rule after divorce to debt, retirement funds and UIF benefits. September marks Wills Month, and while most South Africans know they should have a will, many do not understand what happens to their assets, debts and financial benefits when they die. According to Elandri Brecher, attorney at Hammond Pole Attorneys, one of the biggest problems with estate planning is that it is easy to postpone. "We insure our cars, our houses and our phones against things that might happen, but a will plans for the one thing we know eventually will." A will is not only about deciding who receives your possessions, Brecher says, it forms part of a broader plan for your financial affairs and the people you leave behind. "A will is not really about death. It is about taking care of the people who are still here when you are no longer able to." Here are several common misconceptions South Africans should know. Misconception: My ex-spouse automatically falls out of my will after divorce Not necessarily. Under section 2B of the Wills Act, if a person dies within three months of their divorce, a will made before the dissolution is generally implemented as though the former spouse died first, unless the will shows an intention that they should still benefit. After three months, an unchanged will may see the former spouse inherit again. "Divorce changes your life immediately, but it does not permanently rewrite your will for you," says Brecher. People remember to change their surname and banking details after divorce, but the old will is often forgotten in a drawer. Misconception: My debt disappears when I die It does not. Creditors may lodge claims against a deceased estate, and valid debts must generally be settled before it is distributed to heirs, sometimes requiring assets to be sold for liquidity. "A will cannot make your creditors …
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A Will Is Only the Beginning: Why Trusted Data Matters When Estates Are Administered
Cape Town, South Africa- As National Wills Week 2026 highlights the importance of having a valid will, the legal profession is also reminded of what happens after the document is signed. Administering an estate depends on finding the right people, assets and information, and that requires trusted data. From 14 to 18 September 2026, National Wills Week will once again encourage South Africans to take a practical step towards planning for the future. During the initiative, participating attorneys offer members of the public the opportunity to have a basic will drafted free of charge. The initiative is an important reminder that without a will, an estate may be distributed according to the rules of intestate succession, potentially creating delays, additional costs and family disputes. But while having a will is an important first step, it is only one part of the estate administration process. Once someone has died, attorneys, executors and other professionals may need to establish exactly who the relevant parties are, locate beneficiaries, identify assets and verify information before an estate can be properly administered. This is where the quality of the underlying data matters. “Having a will gives families a clear starting point, but the administration of an estate still depends on being able to establish the facts,” says Chantelle Frier, National Sales Manager at SW360. “People move, change their surnames, acquire property, establish trusts and have financial relationships that may not be immediately visible. If the information being relied on is outdated or incomplete, finding the right people or establishing the full picture can become significantly more difficult.” For legal professionals, this can turn a relatively straightforward instruction into an investigation. Beneficiaries may be difficult to locate, addresses may no longer be current, and assets or relationships may require additional verification. The same applies to the assets themselves. …
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Martin Vermaak Attorneys Backs Families Through Divorce
Spring's approach across South Africa often prompts households to weigh up where their lives are heading, and for a portion of those families that reflection brings up the hard question of whether a marriage should continue. Martin Vermaak Attorneys, a divorce and family law practice with over twenty years behind it, wants people nationwide to know that closing the chapter on a marriage need not cost them their clarity, their dignity or a just result. From the simplest mutual agreement to the bitterest contest, the firm stands alongside clients through separations of every description. Rather than folding divorce and family law into a longer menu of services, Martin Vermaak Attorneys was designed around it from the ground up. That single-minded concentration is precisely what the firm's divorce lawyers carry into every file, no matter whether a couple has already settled the terms of their parting or a fight looms over property, children and maintenance. Unopposed, uncontested divorces, in which the spouses agree and the case can pass through court without delay, sit within the firm's remit, and so do opposed, contested divorces, where the points at issue are in dispute and demand careful litigation. Much of what makes a divorce fair rests on grasping the marital regime under which a couple wed, and the firm walks clients through this territory in language anyone can follow. Marriages in South Africa are structured in several ways, among them marriage in community of property, marriage with the accrual system, and marriage out of community of property without the accrual, alongside customary marriage. How assets and debts get split depends on which of these applies, and pinning down the correct analysis at the outset can reshape an entire settlement. The seasoned divorce attorneys at the firm help each client establish exactly what governs their circumstances before any choices are locked in. The firm's help extends past the divorce order itself to the …
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Eksekuteurs vir Boedels en Testamente Addresses Two of the Most Common Reasons People Delay Estate Planning
The estate planning specialists share new insights for busy professionals and blended families who want certainty without the wait. Eksekuteurs vir Boedels en Testamente has published two new articles that each address a different reason why people put off drafting their will and show that the solution in both cases is simpler than it feels. For many professionals, the obstacle is not reluctance. It is time. Between demanding schedules, pressured careers, and a busy family life, drafting a will stays on the back burner, often for years. For people in blended families, the challenge is different: how do you ensure that your current spouse and your children from a previous relationship are both treated fairly, without the process creating tension before or after your passing? In both cases, the answer begins in the same place. At Eksekuteurs vir Boedels en Testamente, we always begin with the drafting of your will and the appointment of Eksekuteurs as your professional executor together, as one integrated first step. These are not two separate services handled at different times. This is the foundation on which all estate planning rests, and without this step in place, no further service can meaningfully follow. The two articles explore topics that are particularly relevant to these two audiences, including how a consultant comes to you and completes both your will and executor appointment within 48 hours, why a neutral professional executor brings less tension and greater fairness to blended family situations, when a straightforward will is sufficient and when a more structured approach is needed, and how purpose-driven trust structures can offer additional protection for specific beneficiaries. One insight that runs through both articles: an executor who is already appointed by name and knows your will from the outset does not need to interpret what you intended after the fact. That clarity, established early, is the difference between an estate …
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Eksekuteurs vir Boedels en Testamente Spreek Twee van die Mees Uitgestelde Boedelbeplanningsvrae Aan
Die boedelbeplanningspesialiste deel nuwe insigte vir besige professionele persone en saamgestelde gesinne wat sekerheid soek sonder om dit uit te stel. Eksekuteurs vir Boedels en Testamente het twee nuwe artikels gepubliseer wat elk 'n verskillende rede aanspreek waarom mense hul testament uitstel, en wys dat die oplossing in beide gevalle eenvoudiger is as wat dit voel. Vir baie professionele persone is die probleem nie onwilligheid nie. Dit is tyd. Tussen 'n vol skedule, veeleisende loopbane en 'n besige gesinslewe, bly die opstel van 'n testament op die agterbrander, dikwels jare lank. Vir mense in saamgestelde gesinne is die uitdaging anders: hoe verseker jy dat jou huidige eggenoot én jou kinders uit 'n vorige verhouding albei regverdig behandel word, sonder dat die proses spanning veroorsaak voor of ná jou afsterwe? In albei gevalle begin die antwoord op dieselfde plek. By Eksekuteurs vir Boedels en Testamente begin ons altyd met die opstel van jou testament én die aanstelling van ons as professionele eksekuteur, saam, as een geïntegreerde eerste stap. Dit is nie twee afsonderlike dienste wat op verskillende tye hanteer word nie. Dit is die fondament waarop alle boedelbeplanning rus, en sonder hierdie stap kan geen verdere diens sinvol plaasvind nie. Die twee artikels verken onderwerpe wat vir hierdie twee gehore besonder relevant is, insluitend hoe 'n konsultant na jou toe kom en beide jou testament en eksekuteur-aanstelling binne 48 uur voltooi, waarom 'n neutrale professionele eksekuteur in saamgestelde gesinne minder spanning en meer regverdigheid bring, wanneer 'n eenvoudige testament voldoende is en wanneer 'n meer gestruktureerde benadering nodig is, en hoe doelgedrewe truststrukture addisionele beskerming vir spesifieke begunstigdes kan bied. Een insig wat deur beide artikels loop: 'n eksekuteur wat reeds by naam aangestel is en jou testament van die begin af ken, hoef nie later te probeer interpreteer wat jy bedoel het nie. Daardie …
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Lexpro Systems Outlines How a Single Software Suite Can Cover Every Department in a Legal or Property Practice
Legal technology provider examines what it means to run accounting, litigation, conveyancing, estates, payroll, sectional titles and payments from one connected system. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA – Lexpro Systems has published a new article exploring how practices managing more than one department can move from a collection of disconnected systems to a single suite built around one accounting core. For firm directors, practice managers and financial managers overseeing multiple departments, the real administrative cost is often not inside any single system. It is between them. A fee debited in a conveyancing file has to be captured again in accounting. Figures are checked a third time before month-end reports go out. Across litigation, conveyancing, deceased estates, payroll and property management, that pattern of duplicate entry becomes a permanent fixture in someone's working week. The article examines how each module in the Lexpro suite connects into a shared accounting core rather than operating as a separate island. Key areas covered include how fee debiting works as the main integration point between modules and Lexpro Accounting, how the suite covers specialist functions across litigation and debt collection, conveyancing, deceased estates, payroll, sectional titles and payments without sacrificing the depth of any individual module, and what it means in practice to have one set of trust and business accounts reflecting every department's fee activity. Additionally, client files can be opened in other modules and efficiently exported to the accounting system for seamless import. The article also addresses how practices can start with the modules they need now and add further departments later without disrupting what is already in place. One of the points made clearly is that the benefit is not fewer modules. There are fewer places where the same figure has to be entered, checked and reconciled. For the full picture of how the suite connects and …
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OAK Law Publishes Wills Week Checklist Highlighting the Gap Between Business Owners’ Wills and Their Corporate Documentation
Pretoria law firm explains why a will drafted before a shareholding existed can create exactly the disputes it was meant to prevent. PRETORIA, South Africa — OAK Law has published a practical guide for business owners ahead of National Wills Week, held every year in the third week of September. The article addresses a problem the firm sees regularly: directors and shareholders whose wills were drafted years ago, often from a generic template focused on personal assets, and which say little or nothing about company shares, or worse, say something that directly contradicts the shareholders agreement already governing those shares. That contradiction stays invisible while the business owner is alive. It surfaces after death, at the precise moment when remaining shareholders need certainty and the deceased's family needs clarity. A will that bequeaths shares to a family member while a buy-and-sell agreement commits those same shares to the surviving shareholders does not cancel either document. It guarantees a dispute between the people the business owner most wanted to protect. The guide works through what a will should actually say about company shares beyond simply listing them as an asset, why share transfer restrictions in the Memorandum of Incorporation remain fully enforceable after death regardless of what the will instructs, how buy-and-sell arrangements interact with will provisions and where they commonly conflict, why executor nomination has a direct effect on how quickly a business interest is resolved, and what a business succession clause can do for the company in the period between death and estate finalisation. One point the article raises that most business owners have not considered: an executor unfamiliar with corporate documentation, shareholders agreements, and buy-and-sell structures may take considerably longer to administer the estate, simply because they are starting from zero. For the full breakdown, read Wills Week Checklist: …