Trusts & Estates Law Services
Our wide range of trust and estate services includes:
- Estate planning.
- Antenuptial contracts.
- Formation and registration of inter vivos trusts.
- Wills.
- Testamentary trusts.
- Estate administration.
- Trust governance and administration.
- Contentious estates.
- Curatorship applications and administration.
Trusts & Estates Law Brochures
Trusts & Estates Law Guidelines
Services
Trusts & Estates Law Services
Our wide range of trust and estate services includes:
- Estate planning.
- Antenuptial contracts.
- Formation and registration of inter vivos trusts.
- Wills.
- Testamentary trusts.
- Estate administration.
- Trust governance and administration.
- Contentious estates.
- Curatorship applications and administration.
Brochures
Trusts & Estates Law Brochures
Guidelines
Trusts & Estates Law Guidelines
Trusts & Estates Lawyers
Our Trusts & Estates lawyers know how to approach complex issues creatively, with your interests in mind, and how to protect you against future legal problems.
Our Trusts & Estates LawyersPRACTICE HEAD
Gretchen Barkhuizen-Barbosa
Practice Head, Director +27 (0)11 562 1250gretchen.barkhuizen@cdhlegal.com
Trusts & Estates Law News
More newsConclusion of a compromise with a creditor of a deceased estate requires explicit agreement
The case of FirstRand Bank Limited v Lourina Wilson NO and Another (373/2024) 149 (10 October 2025) dealt with an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) which overturned the High Court’s decision that a debt against a deceased estate was fully settled through a compromise agreement.
National Wills Week: Take control of your estate
National Wills Week takes place on 15 – 19 September 2025. Many people underestimate the importance of a properly drafted will until it’s too late.
Our Trusts & Estates Law practice has proudly maintained its Band One ranking in the 2025 Chambers High Net Worth Guide
Chambers High Net Worth distinguishes the leading professional advisers in international private wealth globally, ranking law firms, lawyers, and other specialists.
Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2024 ranked our Trusts & Estates practice in Band 1 for Private Wealth Law.
Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2024 ranked our Trusts & Estates practice in Band 1 for Private Wealth Law.