diff --git a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/ExtractRetValTrans.java b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/ExtractRetValTrans.java
index 44d910df..50ecb31e 100644
--- a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/ExtractRetValTrans.java
+++ b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/ExtractRetValTrans.java
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import org.overture.cgc.extast.analysis.DepthFirstAnalysisCAdaptor;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.analysis.AnalysisException;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.declarations.AVarDeclIR;
+import org.overture.codegen.ir.expressions.AApplyExpIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.expressions.AIdentifierVarExpIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.patterns.AIdentifierPatternIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.statements.ABlockStmIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.statements.AReturnStmIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.trans.assistants.TransAssistantIR;
+import org.overture.codegen.vdm2c.utils.CTransUtil;
 
 //Extract return value to local variable and return that.
 public class ExtractRetValTrans extends DepthFirstAnalysisCAdaptor
@@ -42,10 +44,8 @@ public void caseAReturnStmIR(AReturnStmIR node) throws AnalysisException
 		retVar.setPattern(id);
 		retVar.setSourceNode(node.getExp().getSourceNode());
 		
-		if(node.getExp() != null)
-		{
-			retVar.setExp(node.getExp().clone());
-		}
+		AApplyExpIR applyexpr = CTransUtil.newApply("vdmClone", node.getExp());
+		retVar.setExp(applyexpr);
 
 		AIdentifierVarExpIR retVarOcc = new AIdentifierVarExpIR();
 		retVarOcc.setType(retVar.getType().clone());
diff --git a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FieldAssignToFieldSetMacroTrans.java b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FieldAssignToFieldSetMacroTrans.java
index 8b95ae5c..d647ddd6 100644
--- a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FieldAssignToFieldSetMacroTrans.java
+++ b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FieldAssignToFieldSetMacroTrans.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ else if(vdm instanceof AIdentifierStateDesignator)
 
 			// process right side of assignment
 			node.getExp().apply(THIS);
-			AVarDeclIR retVar = newDeclarationAssignment(name, node.getExp().getType().clone(), node.getExp().clone(), node.getExp().getSourceNode());
+			AVarDeclIR retVar = newDeclarationAssignment(name, node.getExp().getType().clone(), CTransUtil.newApply("vdmClone", node.getExp().clone()), node.getExp().getSourceNode());
 
 			ABlockStmIR replBlock = new ABlockStmIR();
 			replBlock.setScoped(true);
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ else if(node.getTarget() instanceof AExplicitVarExpIR)
 							NameConverter.getCName(fieldUtil.lookupField(cDef, node.getTarget().toString())), null),
 							newIdentifier(name, null));
 
-			AVarDeclIR retVar = newDeclarationAssignment(name, node.getExp().getType().clone(), node.getExp().clone(), node.getExp().getSourceNode());
+			AVarDeclIR retVar = newDeclarationAssignment(name, node.getExp().getType().clone(), CTransUtil.newApply("vdmClone", node.getExp().clone()), node.getExp().getSourceNode());
 
 			ABlockStmIR replBlock = new ABlockStmIR();
 			replBlock.setScoped(true);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ else if(node.getTarget() instanceof AFieldExpIR)
 							NameConverter.getCName(fieldUtil.lookupField(cDef, fieldName)), null),
 							newIdentifier(name, null));
 
-			AVarDeclIR retVar = newDeclarationAssignment(name, node.getExp().getType().clone(), node.getExp().clone(), node.getExp().getSourceNode());
+			AVarDeclIR retVar = newDeclarationAssignment(name, node.getExp().getType().clone(), CTransUtil.newApply("vdmClone", node.getExp().clone()), node.getExp().getSourceNode());
 
 			ABlockStmIR replBlock = new ABlockStmIR();
 			replBlock.setScoped(true);
diff --git a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FreeLocalBlockDeclsTrans.java b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FreeLocalBlockDeclsTrans.java
index ce32461f..888e27a5 100644
--- a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FreeLocalBlockDeclsTrans.java
+++ b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/transformations/FreeLocalBlockDeclsTrans.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.types.AExternalTypeIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.trans.assistants.TransAssistantIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.vdm2c.extast.statements.ALocalVariableDeclarationStmIR;
+import org.overture.codegen.vdm2c.utils.CTransUtil;
 import org.overture.codegen.vdm2c.utils.IApplyAssistant;
 
 public class FreeLocalBlockDeclsTrans extends DepthFirstAnalysisAdaptor implements IApplyAssistant
@@ -107,5 +108,21 @@ public void caseABlockStmIR(ABlockStmIR node) throws AnalysisException
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		
+		//Phase to change assignments to vdmClone.  This is the brutal
+		//way to deal with the problem of pointer aliasing.
+		for(SStmIR stm : ((ABlockStmIR) node).getStatements())
+		{
+			if (stm instanceof ALocalVariableDeclarationStmIR)
+			{
+				if(!(((ALocalVariableDeclarationStmIR) stm).getDecleration().getType() instanceof AExternalTypeIR))
+				{
+					CTransUtil.rewriteToApply(this,
+							((ALocalVariableDeclarationStmIR) stm).getDecleration().getExp(),
+							"vdmClone",
+							((ALocalVariableDeclarationStmIR) stm).getDecleration().getExp());
+				}	
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/utils/GlobalFieldUtil.java b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/utils/GlobalFieldUtil.java
index 58c5e80d..1be0ecab 100644
--- a/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/utils/GlobalFieldUtil.java
+++ b/core/vdm2c/src/main/java/org/overture/codegen/vdm2c/utils/GlobalFieldUtil.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.STypeIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.declarations.AFieldDeclIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.declarations.SClassDeclIR;
+import org.overture.codegen.ir.expressions.AApplyExpIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.expressions.AExplicitVarExpIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.expressions.AIdentifierVarExpIR;
 import org.overture.codegen.ir.expressions.SVarExpIR;
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@ public void replaceWithStaticReference(SClassDeclIR classDef, String name,
 		AIdentifierVarExpIR newIdentifier = newIdentifier(NameConverter.getCName(field), node.getSourceNode());
 		newIdentifier.setType(node.getType().clone());
 		newIdentifier.setIsLocal(false);
-		assist.replaceNodeWith(node, newIdentifier);
+		AApplyExpIR vdmCloneApply = CTransUtil.newApply("vdmClone", newIdentifier);
+		vdmCloneApply.setType(node.getType().clone());
+		assist.replaceNodeWith(node, vdmCloneApply);
 	}
 
 	public String lookupFieldClass(SClassDeclIR node, String name)