A Cape Town family at the table with the papers of a last will

Wills & estates

Your will is your legacy: your wealth and the tax consequences you leave behind.

SL Law provides bespoke wills, trusts and estate planning advice to individuals, international families and family offices, integrating succession planning with estate duty, capital gains tax, cross-border inheritance and situs-based taxation. From South African assets to international property and offshore wealth structures, we navigate the complexities of multiple jurisdictions to protect family wealth, minimise unnecessary tax exposure and preserve your legacy for future generations.

Completing a template does not create a signed will, effect a transfer, or replace advice. A will is valid only once executed in terms of the Wills Act 7 of 1953. Personal information is processed under POPIA.

Last will

Heirs, specific gifts, the residue, guardians and witnesses — drafted as a South African testament for an attorney to execute.

Living will

A short declaration, or the fuller set of wishes, for your doctors and your family.

Open a file

Names, identity and the facts of the matter. The brief is what the attorney works from.

The vault

Click through to your shared file. Drafts you save, briefs the desk is reviewing, and letters or authenticated wills the firm has issued — one vault, both sides.

Family

“What you leave your family should be a decision, not a dispute.”

A will says who is provided for, who may decide if you cannot, and how the estate is to be handled. Without it, the law decides — and the people you love wait.

A father and son standing at a picnic, the dog beside the grandmother
A family at a picnic with oranges, one child on the other side of the father

The office

Rose Street, Cape Town City Centre.

Suite 4, 35 on Rose, Cape Town City Centre.