Trust law in South Africa

The nature and use of trusts; Different types of trust: different consequences; The formation and administration of a trust: legal principles and good business practice; Parties to a trust and the nature of a trust instrument; Trustees; Beneficiaries; Contracting by and with a trust; The amendment of trust deeds; Trusts and other legal forms and entities; Termination of a trust; Representation of a trust in legal matters; Accounting records and financial statements; Trusts: advantages and disadvantages; Trusts and the termination of a marriage; Trusts as members of companies and close corporations; Trusts, income tax and capital gains tax; Trusts, donations tax and taxes that arise on death; Trusts and public benefit organisations; Trading trusts; Circumstances in which trust assets can be regarded as those of someone else or are subject to claims by creditors or other persons.