curator bonis
Literal translation
caretaker of the goods/property
Legal meaning
A curator bonis is a person appointed by a court to administer and safeguard the property or financial affairs of another person who is unable to do so, such as a person lacking capacity or otherwise under legal disability. In South African law, the office is commonly used in matters involving mental incapacity, insolvency-related control of assets, or the protection of estates. The curator’s powers are defined by the court order and are subject to supervision and fiduciary duties.
Examples
- The High Court appointed a curator bonis to manage the patient’s estate pending further order.
- The applicant sought the appointment of a curator bonis to administer the respondent’s property.
- A curator bonis may be required to account to the court for the administration of the estate.
Cases citing this term
- 🇿🇦 Mngomezulu v National Director of Public ProsecutionsSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2007-03-16· 446/05
Summary: Section 28 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 – curator bonis may be authorized to alienate property under restraint in order to properly administer the assets
- 🇿🇦 National Director of Public Prosecutions v Andrew Lionel Phillips and OthersSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2004-11-30· 043/04
Johannesburg High Court for the rescission of the restraint order. The NDPP and the curator bonis who had been appointed in terms of s 28(1)(a) of the Act
- 🇿🇦 Bouwer and Another NNO v Master of the High Court, PretoriaSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2023-10-19· 916/2022
the matter between: WILLEM FRANCOIS BOUWER NO (In his capacity as the appointed co-curator bonis of J H J van Dyk, Ref: MC751/2017) FIRST APPELLANT ANNALI CHRISTELLE BASSON
- 🇿🇦 The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Candice-Jean van der Merwe
- 🇿🇼 Oliver Masomera (in his capacity as Executor Dative of Estate Late Brian James Rhodes) v Gideon Hwemende and OthersOther Courts
- 🇿🇼 Zhang Bin and Zhang Bin N.O v Jiang Shin Civil Explosive (Private) Limited and OthersHigh Court (Harare)· HC 260/22
- 🇿🇦 Road Accident Fund v Patrick Norman Arendse NOSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2002-11-29· 030/2002
was guaranteed by the MMF. It also agreed to pay the costs of a curator bonis to administer the damages award. After the settlement the respondent's legal advisers decided
- 🇿🇼 Simon Bhiri v The Master of the High Court and OthersOther Courts
- 🇿🇦 Limpopo Provincial Council of the South African Legal Practice Council v Chueu Incorporated Attorneys and OthersSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2023-07-26· 459/2022
Legal Practice Council, Johan van Staden, or any person nominated by him, is appointed curator bonis to administer and control the trust accounts of the third to eighth respondents, including
- 🇿🇦 Phillips and Others v National Director of Public ProsecutionsConstitutional Court of South Africa· 2005-10-07· CCT 55/04
section 38 of the Act,⁶ prohibiting any person from dealing with them. A curator bonis, Mr Reynolds, was appointed in terms of section 42 of the Act.⁷ The NDPP has
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