FISA is preparing to apply to be joined as a friend of the court in the hearing by a full court of the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa, set down for hearing on 1 and 2 November 2021, of matters involving a report and addendum of the Master of the High Court in terms of section 96(2) of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, pursuant to a practice directive by the Judge-President of the said division, dated 31 August 2021, in terms of section 14(1)(a) of the Superior Courts Act, Act 10 of 2013.
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The report by the Chief Master refers to issues surrounding the use of trusts instead of curatorships in RAF and medical negligence matters where the beneficiary of such a claim is a minor or a person with reduced mental capacity.
The Chief Master issued a directive in this regard earlier this year.