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.

• 🇿🇦 Mngomezulu v National Director of Public Prosecutions
  Supreme 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 Others
  Supreme 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, Pretoria
  Supreme 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 Others
  Other Courts
• 🇿🇼 Zhang Bin and Zhang Bin N.O v Jiang Shin Civil Explosive (Private) Limited and Others
  High Court (Harare)· HC 260/22
• 🇿🇦 Road Accident Fund v Patrick Norman Arendse NO
  Supreme 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 Others
  Other Courts
• 🇿🇦 Christiaan De Jongh v Pieter Johannes Du Pisanie NO
  Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa· 2004-06-01· 220/2003

  DIE HOOGSTE HOF VAN APPÈL VAN SUID-AFRIKA RAPPORTEERBAAR Saaknommer: 220/2003 In

• 🇿🇦 South African Legal Practice Council v Louw
  Western Cape High Court, Cape Town

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