We offer expertise in of the following areas
Property Law
Buy, Sell, Develop
Experience includes:
· Drawing Agreements of Sale for residential, commercial, and agricultural property;
· The transfer of Immovable Property;
· Bond Registrations;
· Bond cancellations;
· Township developments;
· Subdivision and Consolidation of Property;
· Registration of Servitudes;
· Opening and extending of Sectional Schemes;
· SPLUMA legislation;
· Registration of Notarial Bonds; and
· Confirming existence of Land Claims.
The firm has consistently been one of the top-performing attorneys on the Bond Registration Panel of one of the country’s foremost leading Financial Institutions for the past two decades, and through this appointment has gained considerable experience in Assisted Sales transactions for beleaguered homeowners.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Commercial Agreements
Experiences include:
· Negotiating commercial agreements;
· Sale of Shares;
· Sale of Business and going concerns;
· Sale of immovable properties;
· Consumer rights;
· Creation of inter vivos trusts;
· Estate planning including the drawing of will(s) and the creation of mortis causa trusts;
· Company law;
Our vast experience in both commercial and litigious matters provides us with insight to avoid contractual pitfalls when drawing commercial agreements with a view to avoiding litigation.
Family Law
Divorce, Ante-Nuptial Agreements, Parenting Plans
Experience includes:
· All aspects regarding divorce matters including contested divorces;
· Parental responsibilities and rights of minor children including aspects of guardianship, care and contact;
· Assistance in reaching a settlement, including Parenting Plans;
· Rights of parents of children born out of wedlock;
· Ante-nuptial Contracts;
· Changes in matrimonial property regimes;
· Recognition of customary marriages;
· Relocation Applications for parent(s) emigrating with minor children;
· Damage claims resulting from a breach of promise (engagements).
Litigation
Access to Court
Experience includes:
· Issuing Suit and Defending actions or applications;
· Breach of contract;
· Enforcing commercial agreements or claiming damages;
· Review and appeal processes;
· Labour matters;
· Evictions;
· Litigation for and against deceased estates;
Insolvencies and Liquidations including inquiries.
Our caseload is focused on commercial matters and litigation pending in the various High Courts of South Africa.
Our experience includes litigious property transactions all of which have been successfully adjudicated in the High Courts of South Africa.