OUR FOCUS AREAS
Corporate and Commercial Law
Transfer of Shares and Members Interest in Close Corporations | Purchase or Sale of a business as a going concern | Formation, Registration and Amendments of Trusts | Advice and legal opinions on any business related matter | Conducting construction update workshops for clients | Drafting, vetting and negotiating a variety of corporate commercial agreements |
Due-diligence Investigations and Reports | Consumer Protection Act related work | Legal opinions | Debt Collection | Drafting or vetting Requests for Proposals and Quotations
Health, Safety and Environment Law
Advising on legal compliance in terms of health and safety related matters | Review and drafting of Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures | Training on health and safety related matters for Health and Safety reps, responsibility of management, amongst other things | Conducting legal compliance audits such as; Permit compliance audits (e.g. waste site permit audits); Due diligence audits (e.g. regarding planned new acquisitions); and HSE legal compliance audits | Compiling customised legal registers | Providing legal advice to companies and EIA consultants on EIA (and other permitting) requirements and processes | Providing legal opinion on authorisation and permitting requirements, such as waste management licensing; EIA authorisations; EIA rectification processes (s24G of NEMA); Water use licensing; and Atmospheric emissions licensing | Customised environmental legal training and workshops | Chairing of Occupational Health and Safety Investigations
Corporate Governance and Compliance
General advice and compliance analysis on the Companies Act, 2008 and related laws | Drafting a Memorandum of Incorporation and shareholder agreements | Drafting and updating terms of reference for all committees | Drafting policies (Donations, Ethics, Code of Conduct policies and related policies and practices) | King III compliance audits and gap analysis | Providing company secretariat services | Corporate structure formation and advice | Policy and Regulatory Framework Development | Legal library of laws applicable to a trading entity | Compliance frameworks, matrices and check lists | Regular legal updates of amended and/or new legislation | Advice on Statutory Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Constitutional, Administrative Law and Litigation
Property Law Litigation | Rental Disputes | Tenant Evictions | Road Accident Fund Claims | Medical Negligence | Building and Construction disputes | Drafting legislation and regulations | Legal opinions on the MFMA, Municipal Systems Act, Companies Act and other statutes impacting municipalities | Requests for reasons and access to information | Commercial and Corporate Litigation
Debt Collection and Recovery
Letters of Demand | Issuing Summons | Default Judgements | Summary Judgements | Writs or Warrants of Execution | Sections 65 Proceedings | Emoluments Attachment Orders | Garnishee Orders | Sales in execution | Letters, faxes and emails to debtors with statements | Listing debtors on Credit Bureau | Issuing of letters to clients once accounts are paid in full |