Suppose you do not add your CaseLines hearing dates to your Outlook Calendar. In that case, life can quickly become messy: the Registrar will easily exclude a case from the final roll if the attorney does not comply with the court’s directives. Accordingly, keeping track of CaseLine’s hearing dates and the enrolment requirements of every court is vital.
Manually adding CaseLines hearing dates to your Outlook Calendar sounds easy to do, but it can quickly overwhelm you. If, for example, you have five new cases in the Gauteng Division, Pretoria, per day, you must add at least five hearing dates, forty tasks, and forty reminders to comply with the Revised Consolidated Gauteng directive 18 September 2021. The long delay between allocating the hearing date and the actual hearing of the matter is also not helpful. It is easy to miss one task, resulting in your client’s matter not appearing on the final court roll. Instead of manually adding CaseLines hearing dates to their Outlook calendars, attorneys can use the time better in preparing for their client’s cases.
Fortunately, legal professionals do not have to follow a manual process. Technology can help ease the life of attorneys. Hearing Date Sync is a software program that assists legal professionals in adding CaseLines hearing dates to their Outlook calendars in the blink of an eye. The software synchronizes CaseLines hearing dates with the attorneys’ Outlook calendar. Changes to a hearing date on CaseLines are made to the Outlook calendar in real time. It steamlines tasks and reminders associated with the case category, helping attorneys to keep track of critical cut-off dates.
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Hearing Dates Sync firstly contains default enrolment tasks. When the court issues a new directive, the software updates the default tasks in your Calendar. The automated process allows for seamless incorporation of all the new directive requirements into your cases. When the Registrar adds a hearing date to your CaseLines profile, the software adds the date to your Outlook calendar. The software further allows the default tasks associated with the case category to show up in the Outlook calendar. Users can either rely on the default tasks or create custom tasks that comply with the requirements of their jurisdiction.
The entire process is automated. All the attorney needs to do, is install the software and add the Caselines login details. Changes to Caselines Hearing Dates are then added to the Outlook calendar at pre-selected intervals. Should you, for example, select a twenty-minute sync interval, the software compares your CaseLines hearing dates with your Outlook calendar every twenty minutes.
Solicitors no longer need to access CaseLines and open a specific matter to confirm if the court allocated a hearing date. If the Registrar added a new hearing date to CaseLines in the interval time, Hearing Date Sync adds the hearing date to your Outlook calendar for you. The attorney receives an email alerting her that Hearing Date Sync detected a new hearing date and added it to her Calendar.
Because of the long delay between allocating the date and hearing the case, lawyers often struggle to keep track of minor administrative tasks to ensure final enrollment. Although minor, missing the cut-off date for one of these tasks can lead to a case not being included in the final roll: at a considerable expense for the attorney and the client. Hearing Date Sync automatically adds reminders to the Solicitors calendar to avoid this catastrophe. The reminders match the category of the case and the appropriate periods within which the attorney must comply.
A nice feature of Hearing Dates Sync is that it also allows one to automate tasks and reminders for cases where the Registrar has not yet allocated a hearing date on CaseLines. The feature is helpful to assist attorneys in complying with directive requirements when they apply for the allocation of a hearing date.
As a bonus, Hearing Dates Sync sends an email when the Registrar makes changes to the cover page of the case. Attorneys find this especially helpful in instances of default judgment applications to the Registrar.
Hearing Dates Sync will rock your world. After trying Hearing Dates Sync, you are going to say, “how did I ever live without this?” Add CaseLines hearing date to your Outlook calendar the easy way. Contact us to try Hearing Date Sync today.
Nomination to Act as Executor or Master’s Representative (Letter of Nomination)
Death Notice J294
The death of a loved one is one of the most devastating events in a person’s life. Survivors must cope with more than grief, they also must deal with crucial financial matters.
No one likes thinking about that day, but being prepared will ensure that you and your family can mourn a loved one without getting caught up in the administrative drama after death. This guide is intended to assist you in the difficult days, weeks and months that follows the death of a loved one.
Please remember that this is a general guide, not necessarily a comprehensive list. Contact us to discuss your individual circumstances. We will assist you in drawing up a Will (if you do not already have a Will) and complete an Estate Directory. This is a comprehensive document that contains all the relevant information about you and your
spouse.
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office
The Inventory is a summary of the assets and liabilities of the deceased at the time of death. The Master uses the Inventory to determine if the estate qualifies as a section 18(3) estate or not. An inventory is a requirement for all deceased estates.
Examples:
Immovable property – houses, flats, etc
Movable property – cars, boats, furniture, coins, etc
Claims in favour of – investments, money, policies etc
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office
If the value of the total assets of the estate exceeds Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Rand, the executor of the estate must apply and accept the appointment to administer the estate.
This form does not apply to estates with an asset value of less than Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Rand (R 250 000.00) – you must then complete form J155.
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office
If the total asset value of the estate is less than Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Rand (R 250 000.00), the Master will appoint an administrator to administer the estate in terms of section 18(3) of the Estates Act, 1966.
The person who wishes to apply for such an appointment must complete this form.
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office
The Next-of-kin-affidavit is a summary of the blood and adopted relatives of the deceased. This affidavit is required when the dead person passed without leaving a will. We do, however, suggest that you submit a Next-of-kin-affidavit in all circumstances, even if there is a will.
If the Master, for some or over reason, determines that the last will is not valid, the Next-of-kin affidavit will come into play.
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office
This affidavit is required to confirm the marital status of the deceased at the time of death.
This form applies to all deceased estates, regardless of the value of the estate.
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office
This affidavit is required to confirm that the deceased estate is not reported at another Master’s office as well.
This form applies to all estates, regardless of the value of the estate.
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office
HOW TO REPORT A DECEASED ESTATE?
Upon the death of a person, the estate must be reported by an interested party to Master’s Office in which jurisdiction the deceased normally lived, within 14 days.
The reporting documents will differ slightly depending on the value of the estate and the type of appointment required.
If the value of the estate exceeds R250 000, letters of executorship must be issued and the full process prescribed by the Administration of Estates Act must be followed.
However, if the value of the estate is less than R250 000, the Master of the High Court may dispense with letters of executorship and issue letters of authority in terms of Section 18(3) of the Administration of Estates Act, (Act 66 of 1965).
The Magistrates’ Office service points will only have jurisdiction if the deceased did not leave a valid will and the gross value of the estate is less than R125 000 where there is no PEAS ( Paperless Estates Administration System).
Letters of authority entitle the nominated representative to administer the estate without following the full procedure set out in the Administration of Estates Act.
It is in your interest to complete the required forms correctly. If you do not know the answer to a question, do not leave it blank – type “unknown.” If a specific field does not apply, type “not applicable.” Incomplete forms can cause an unnecessary delay in the finalization of the administration process.
To read more on the general requirements to report a deceased estate, visit our blog: How to report a deceased estate at the Master’s Office