What the firm does
Nine areas of practice, from commercial contracts to Road Accident Fund claims.
Commercial contracts and company work, labour and the CCMA, mining regulation, civil litigation, debt collection, deceased estates, trusts, divorce and Road Accident Fund claims, run from Rustenburg for clients across the North West. Each area below sets out what it covers and the situation that usually brings someone to it.
Start here
If you cannot tell which of the nine your matter belongs in, that is normal, and it is not your job to know. Say what happened and the firm will place it.
Index
Every area, in one list
Pick whichever comes closest. Nothing here is a product list. Each area says what the work actually is, and the point at which people usually call about it.
01Practice area
Commercial law
The agreements a business runs on, drawn so they hold when the relationship is tested rather than when it is going well.
You might be here because
You are signing something you did not draft, buying or selling a business, or you have realised the contract everyone has been working under was never actually signed.
What this covers
- Commercial contracts
- Lease agreements
- Company registrations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- General business advisory
02Practice area
Debt collection
Recovery run as a process rather than a series of phone calls, with reporting you can put in front of your board.
You might be here because
Your debtors book has aged past the point where reminders work, and you need someone to escalate properly without losing the customer relationship where it can still be saved.
What this covers
- Commercial debt recovery
- Monitoring of debtors' payments
- Tracking and tracing missing debtors
- Legal proceedings through to judgment
- Periodic reporting to the client
03Practice area
Deceased estates
Administration handled properly the first time, so the family is not still waiting on the Master eighteen months later.
You might be here because
Someone has died and you have been named executor, or you want your own affairs arranged so nobody has to work it out later.
What this covers
- Estate planning
- Drafting of wills
- Registration of trusts
- Estate administration
04Practice area
Labour law
Employer-side advice on what you may not do, given before you do it. That is cheaper than defending it afterwards.
You might be here because
You are facing a CCMA referral, planning a restructuring, or you have realised your employment contracts date from before half the staff joined.
What this covers
- CCMA and bargaining council representation
- Disciplinary hearings
- Retrenchment guidance and compliance
- Employment contracts and policies
- Labour Court proceedings
05Practice area
Mining law
Regulatory work on the platinum belt, from a firm that sits in it rather than flying in for the meeting.
You might be here because
You hold a right or are acquiring one, and the Department has come back with queries you cannot answer from the application file alone.
What this covers
- Regulatory and compliance guidance
- Acquisition of rights, licences and permits
- Appeals and review procedures
06Practice area
Civil litigation
An honest read on prospects before the costs start, and proper conduct of the matter once they do.
You might be here because
You have been served, or you are deciding whether a dispute is worth running, and you want the answer before you commit rather than after.
What this covers
- Legal opinions on prospects
- Pleadings
- Settlement negotiation
- Trial representation
- Appellate work
07Practice area
Trusts
Structures set up to survive scrutiny from the Master, SARS and the family, in that order.
You might be here because
You are protecting assets, providing for children, or you have inherited a trust that has not been properly administered in years.
What this covers
- Trust registration
- Advice on trust structures
- Drafting of trust deeds
- Ongoing administration
08Practice area
Divorce
Handled with as little heat as the matter allows, and firmly where it does not.
You might be here because
You are separating and need the settlement, the children's arrangements and the pension interest dealt with properly.
What this covers
- Settlement negotiation
- Trial representation
- Variation of existing orders
09Practice area
Third party claims
Road Accident Fund and medical negligence claims run on the documents, because that is what the Fund responds to.
You might be here because
You or someone in your family was injured in a collision or by a hospital's failure, and you are trying to work out whether there is a claim and where to start.
What this covers
- Road Accident Fund claims
- Medical negligence claims
- Personal injury
- Wrongful death
Where to start
Still not sure which one is yours?
Describe what happened in your own words. The firm will tell you which area it falls into, what the law allows from here, and whether it is worth running. Bring the contract, the notice, the letter of demand or the hospital file if you have them.
