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Should a property be transferred to a trust, that transaction will draw transfer duty, which at times can be a costly exercise. The reason that, in effect, the owner of the property will actually sell ...

The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner’s property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that person’s life. The ...

THE USUFRUCT is a time-honoured device in estate planning, which limits an estate's exposure to various taxes. Unfortunately, in this year's Budget speech then Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced ...

A usufruct would come into play where a husband passes away leaving his home to his children but stipulates that his wife has use of the property and contents in it for the rest of her life or until ...

The European Court of Justice found in several cases is 2018 and 2019 unlawful that Hungarian law forbade to grant usufruct rights to foreign entrepreneurs – instead of selling the land to them, which ...

MANY private schools whose sites are governed by a lease or usufruct agreement face the risk of losing their government permits or recognition from the Department of Education due to non-compliance ...

An interesting part of Ijara or leasing in Sharia is the classification of the usufruct by the Islamic jurists as a commodity which can be freely bought and sold. Simply put, the usufruct (Sharia term ...

Well, depends on what you mean by dirty, we guess. Urban Agriculture: Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution David Tracey New Society Publishers (2011) The iconic indie filmmaker’s latest work, ...

The Green New Deal has reignited old debates between the left and right in countries around the world. Setting aside climate deniers (if only it were that easy!), the argument is between those who ...

The institute of usufruct is one of the most known legal concepts in Maltese society. Since its conception under Roman law, it has stood the test of time and owes much of its popularity to the fact ...

EVERY economic expert affirms that a government’s ability to create jobs through concrete, realistic, and sustainable plans is the primary indicator of its success. If governments fail in this regard, ...