demonstrate how South African case law has assisted in developing this area of the law, it is useful to start with the case of Ismail v Ismail1983 (1) SA 1006 (A), where it was held that marriages solemnised under Islamic law do not enjoy the same status of marriage in civil law ...
a professional person or organization...that is permitted by the court to advise it in respect to some matter of law that directly affects the case in question."4VOLUME