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The Western Cape High Court considered an application about the meaning of “spouse” in a trust deed. The court dismissed the application with costs, finding that the applicant had not shown that she fell within the trust deed’s beneficiary clause after her divorce.
This appears to concern the interpretation of trust deed wording about spouses and beneficiaries.
Evidence from source
Summary: Interpretation of Trust Deed – Meaning to be applied to “spouse”.
Supports: The case concerns interpretation of the term spouse in a trust deed.
The application is dismissed with costs, which costs shall be on scale B.
Supports: The court’s order dismissed the application with costs.
the applicant has not made out a case that she falls within the ambit of clause 1.1.8 read with clause 1.1.1 of the trust deed and that she is a beneficiary of the Trust by virtue of being a spouse.
Supports: The court found the applicant had not shown entitlement under the trust deed beneficiary clause.