Areas of Practice
Practice Areas
Eleven areas of practice, from criminal and commercial law to family, employment and personal injury, delivered with professionalism and integrity.
Commercial Law
Contracts, share agreements, company incorporation and commercial leases, with practical guidance through the legislation that governs business.
- Negotiation and drafting of contracts
- Guidance through the legislation, regulations and decisions that govern the business sector
- Sale and purchase of shares agreements
- Incorporation of companies
- Contract review and opinions
- Commercial lease agreements
Construction Practice
Drafting and review of construction agreements, FIDIC, NEC 3 & 4 and bespoke contracts, through to claims, adjudication, arbitration and court.
- Drafting agreements
- Reviewing agreements
- FIDIC, NEC 3 & 4 and bespoke contracts
- Construction claims
- Adjudication
- Arbitration
- Court proceedings
Consumer Law
Product liability, defective products, damages and warranty claims.
- Product liability claims
- Defective products
- Damages
- Warranties
Dispute Resolution
Arbitration, mediation and litigation in the magistrate and superior courts, tribunals and commissions.
- Arbitration and mediation
- Commercial, corporate and general litigation
- Commercial debt collection
- Magistrate and superior courts practice
- Personal injury claims
- Tribunals and commissions
- Litigation on any dispute arising from the services we offer
Estates & Trusts
Winding up deceased estates, administering trusts, preparing wills and advising on estate planning.
- Winding up of deceased estates
- Administration of testamentary and inter vivos trusts
- Preparation of wills and deeds of trust
- Advice on estate planning
- Administration of clients' personal affairs
- Curatorship appointments
- Administration of pension and provident fund dependants' trusts
- Preparation of ante-nuptial contracts
Employment Law
Disciplinary hearings, CCMA and Labour Court matters, and employment contracts.
Disciplinary hearings
- Chairing disciplinary hearings
- Providing recommendations
- Acting on behalf of the complainant
- Acting on behalf of the employee
CCMA (Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration)
- Conciliations
- Arbitrations
- Con/Arb
- Rescission applications
- Certification of arbitration awards
- Section 142A applications
Labour Court of South Africa
- Review applications
- Leave to appeal
- Urgent interdicts
- Statements of claim
Drafting of documents
- Permanent employment contracts
- Fixed-term contracts
- Independent contractor contracts
- Agreements contemplated by section 197 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA)
Family Law
Matters involving children, and marriage and divorce, from ante-nuptial contracts to divorce proceedings.
Matters involving children
- Parental rights and responsibilities in regard to minors
- Guardianship applications
- Maintenance applications
- Children's court proceedings
Marriage and divorce
- Advice on the types of matrimonial property systems
- Advice on the effects of types of marriage on the estate and business prospects
- Preparation of ante-nuptial and post-nuptial contracts
- Mediation
- Divorce court proceedings
- Unopposed divorce proceedings
Criminal Law
Criminal defence and representation at every stage, from arrest and bail through to trial, sentencing and appeal.
- Bail applications
- Criminal defence and trial representation
- Plea and sentence agreements
- Appeals and reviews
- Advice during police questioning and at the point of arrest
- Applications to have a warrant of arrest set aside
- Expungement of criminal records
Information Technology & Data Protection
Privacy and data-protection compliance (POPI and GDPR), IT and software agreements, and litigation for data breaches.
- Assistance with the interpretation of privacy and data-related legislation
- Litigation on behalf of clients where there have been data privacy breaches
- Cloud computing agreements
- Drafting of IT-related agreements
- Drafting of privacy policies
- Website and data hosting agreements
- Software development agreements and licensing
- Advising on the implications of processing data under the POPI Act
- GDPR and POPI
- Legality of online contracts
- Corporate governance of ICT
Personal Injury Claims
Claims arising from animal injuries, police action, medical negligence, transport accidents and injuries in public places.
Animal injury claims
- Dog bites
- Animal attacks
Claims against the police
- Possible assault claims
- Wrongful arrest or detention claims
- Damages claims
- Malicious prosecution
- Medical and hospital expenses or loss of earnings as a result of police actions
Medical claims
- Medical malpractice and negligence
- Wrongful death
- Hospital or care facility negligence
- Birth injury
Transportation claims
- Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims
- Metrorail or other train accident claims
- PRASA train accidents
Public injury claims
- Slip and falls
- Dangerous areas: slippery surfaces, inadequate lighting, holes and cracks
- Lift, gate and door malfunction
- Poorly fitted and maintained equipment
- Malfunctioning equipment
Property Law
Lease agreements, rental disputes, property due diligences, foreclosures and the reversal of fraudulent transfers.
- Lease agreements
- Rental disputes
- Applications to reverse fraudulent property transfers
- Land availability agreements
- Sale of shares or members’ interest in property-owning companies
- Property due diligences
- Foreclosure services
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