We work with
businesses of all sizes and in a broad range of industries to solve their legal
problems and to avoid them. With nearly 26 years of combined experience in
commercial law, the firm provides proactive, responsive and cost effective
legal counsel to help business clients reach their objectives. Our practitioners
take time to understand your business and your particular needs.
We can work closely with you through the lifecycle of your business including but not limited to corporate structure, selling or closing businesses, obtaining finance, negotiating and drafting contracts, resolving disputes.
The nature and complexity of disputes may differ, but the enterprises
engaged in them have a common need: to resolve them with maximum speed and a
minimum of resources. We never lose sight of the fact that disputes are
disruptive and costly to our clients and it is our responsibility to find the
most efficient means possible to reach a positive outcome and help them get
back to business.
We only try cases
that should be tried and aggressively seek alternate solutions when they should
not.
Civil litigation
is a specialty in which we have invested heavily, both in expertise and
resources. We deal with Civil Litigation in the High and Magistrates Court
pertaining to general, commercial, contractual, delictual and financial
matters.
We are committed to service excellence and will accommodate you where and wherever possible. If required, a special team shall be assigned to focus specifically on the instructions received from yourselves and we further undertake to be available at all material times in order to assist yourselves. Our normal rates for services rendered are negotiable based on the nature and volume of instructions received
.
Clients who need
legal representation in the area of family law trust our firm. With nearly half
of marriages ending in divorce, many people experience the stress it brings. We
approach each case with compassion.
We will help you sort through the many financial and emotional complexities involved in a divorce, including:-Division of marital and non-marital property, valuation and division of any business interests, child custody, child maintenance and access issues, family violence interdicts and protection orders, spousal maintenance.
We provide
assistance to clients with unfair dismissals, unfair labour practices, unfair
retrenchment, discrimination at the workplace, CCMA referrals, work grievances,
disciplinary hearings and resolutions and representation in the Labour Court
and bargaining councils.
We deal with all
property transactions including, just to name a few examples, property
transfers, bond registrations and bond cancellations, advice on property
development, opening and registration of a Sectional Title Register,
consolidation and subdivision of property/ies.
We also enjoy a special working relationship with out of town attorneys and conveyancers for the preparation and lodgement of transfer and related documents. We have also invested heavily in making use of computer resources, which allows us to handle small and bulk transfers and still maintain their highest standard of professionalism, time efficiency and cost effectiveness to clients.
Our firm uses a
multi-tiered collection process to maximize debt recovery. Our experience
indicates that each debtor responds to different influences. Our process is
designed to ensure that the most difficult debtor accounts are exposed to the
full range of creative and sophisticated collection techniques to enhance
recovery potential.
As a law firm, we
have the unique ability to produce pre-litigation recoveries, similar to a
collection agency, and we can supplement those efforts with time and effective
judicial enforcement. Our experience means we know when to access the court
system and when not to access the court system. We understand that every day
matters when measuring how well your accounts receivable are managed.
We perform our job with a high degree of integrity and professionalism,
knowing that today’s debtors may be tomorrow’s most profitable customers. We
understand the topic of past due money is sensitive and that the ability to
create a workable recovery situation is in the best interest of the debtor and
our client.
All of our activity is guided by the premise that debtors are customers and must be treated with respect. We also understand your need for comprehensive reporting and can customize our reporting to accommodate your needs. We will deliver you results and not promises .
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