PRACTICE AREAS
BUSINESS RESCUE
Rescue of financially distressed companies. Business rescue is the process which is followed whereby a financially distressed entity in placed under business rescue with the view of restructuring the entity to make it profitable again in order to ensure that creditors receive the amounts due to them. Business rescue is considered if there is a reasonable prospect that the entity can be saved and be profitable again.
The rescue of financially distressed
companies
CIVIL & COMMERCIAL
We offer and can assist in a wide range of agreements including, but not limited to, buy and sell agreements, partnership agreements, co-operation agreements, cessions, acknowledgment of debt, lease agreement, employment agreements, sale of immovable property agreements, memorandum of understanding, sale of share agreements, joint venture agreements etc.
Debt review, debt collection, Magistrate & High court civil litigation, drafting of various types of contracts
FAMILY LAW
Child & spouse maintenance, protection & harassment order, parenting plan agreement
We assist you in launching applications for child and spousal maintenance against someone who is legally obliged to pay child or spousal maintenance.
We assist you in launching applications for protection orders and harassment orders against those who are illegally infringing on your rights.
We assist in drafting parenting plans between parents in order to regulate the matters concerning minor children.
DECEASED ESTATES.
TRUSTS & WILLS
Winding up of deceased estates, estate late planning, registration and amendment of trusts, drafting of wills and codicils
When a person passes away there is a process to be followed in order to wind up the deceased estate. An executor has to be appointed who will step into the shoes of the deceased and who will be responsible to oversee the winding up of the estate accordingly.
Upon a person passing away there are usually numerous expenses, estate duty, fees and creditor obligations to be fulfilled which the deceased was usually unaware of prior to passing away.
We assist client’s across the whole of South Africa with the drafting of wills. A will is the document which will dictate how your estate will be attend to and bequeathed.
As a value added service: We offer our clients with FREE wills
should we be appointed as executor of their estate.
We can assist with the drafting and registration of inter vivos (living trusts) and mortis causa (testamentary trusts).
PROPERTY LAW
Property transfers of residential, commercial, vacant land, deceased estate, insolvent estate, divorce estate, notarial bond registration.
Offer to purchase agreements and Lease agreements.
We can assist with the transfer of immovable properties across South Africa.
MATRIMONIAL LAW
Drafting of antenuptial contract, unopposed divorces, opposed divorces
When you are getting married and you do not want the marital regime to be in community of property you will have to consult an attorney for assistance in the drafting and registration of an antenuptial contract.
When parties have already decided on a divorce and they have already reached an agreement with regards to the dissolvement of the marriage, the division of the estate, maintenance as well as issues pertaining to minor children we can assist in an unopposed divorce action. These divorces are usually quick, easy and relatively costs friendly to finalize.
When parties cannot reach an agreement with regards to the dissolvement of the marriage, the division of the estate, maintenance as well as issues pertaining to minor children then the divorce will proceed on an opposed basis. These types of divorces has a tendency to be dragged out for a long period of time and the costs incidental thereto is considerably higher than that of an unopposed nature.
CRIMINAL LAW
Bail Applications
We assist in after hour bail applications and we assist in the expungement of previous criminal records reflecting on your name.
LABOUR LAW
Employer and employee disputes, disciplinary hearings, employment agreements
We offer services with regards to employer and employee disputes.
We can assist employers with legal advice and the necessary process to be followed with regards to retrenchments.
We assist in the chairing of disciplinary hearings instituted against employees.