CERIS RHIANNON FIELD
2008
Presented three day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa, Legal Education and Development (LSSA LEAD) on the subject of Administration of Deceased Estates to attorneys and candidate attorneys. Paarl, Oudtshoorn, Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfortein, Midrand, Polokwane, East London.
2009
Presented three day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa, Legal Education and Development (LSSA LEAD) on the subject of Administration of Deceased Estates to attorneys and candidate attorneys. Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, Midrand, East London.
2010
Presented three day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa, Legal Education and Development (LSSA LEAD) on the subject of Administration of Deceased Estates to attorneys and candidate attorneys. Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, Midrand, East London, George.
2011
Presented two day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa, Legal Education and Development (LSSA LEAD) on the subject of Drafting of Wills to attorneys and candidate attorneys. Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, East London, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Pretoria.
2012
Presented two day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa, Legal Education and Development (LSSA LEAD) on the subject of Drafting Liquidation and Distribution Accounts in Deceased Estates to attorneys and candidate attorneys. Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, East London, Johannesburg, Pretoria.
2013
Presented 3 day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa on the subject of Drafting Wills & Testamentary Trusts. Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, East London, Johannesburg & Pretoria.
Published book Drafting of Wills. Available here in print or Ebook
2014
Presented 2 day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa on the subject of "Wills - Validating the Invalid and Invalidating the Apparently Valid". Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg & Pretoria.
Also co-presented 1 day seminars for the Law Society of South Africa on the subject of Testamentary Trusts with Professor W van der Westhuizen. Midrand, Cape Town, Durban.
2015
Currently presenting "Drafting of Wills and Testamentary Trusts - Labour of love or deluge of destruction"
Wrote manuals for Drafting Wills and Testamentary Trusts 2013 & 2015
Wrote updates for the LEAD Estates Manual 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Wrote Manual Drafting of Wills for LEAD 2011.
Part time lecturer at UCT School for Legal Practice.
Drafting Liquidation and Distribution Accounts.
Estate Duty and Estate Duty Planning.
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998.
Recipient of the Most Inspiring Lecturer award – 7 times.
Part time lecturer for Cape Law Society to candidate attorneys – Administration of Deceased Estates, Wills and Trusts 1998 – 2007.
Lecturer for Cape Law Society to candidate attorneys – Drafting of Contracts – 2006 – 2013.
Attorneys Admission Examination – biannually, lecture and training candidate attorneys in examination preparation – 2006 to present.
Guest lecturer at UCT Legal Resources Centre
Guest speaker on radio stations
Trained five candidate attorneys
Chairperson of the Cape Law Society specialist Wills, Estates and Trusts Committee – since inception 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 to present.
Member of the Law Society of South Africa national (LSSA) Estates Committee 2009 to present.
Administered deceased estates since the days of articles in 1986.
On commencing private practice in 1991, attended on general work and started specialising in Deceased Estates, Wills and Trusts.
Currently attends to private work and affairs of clients, other attorneys, advocates, senior advocates and business persons locally, nationally and internationally.
Instrumental, as Chairperson of the Cape Law Society Wills, Estates and Trusts Committee in setting up, establishing, running and coordinating a Help Desk staffed pro bono by attorneys at the Master’s Office in Cape Town. (See article page 10, De Rebus April 2012).
