Our Practices

Four clusters.
Nineteen practice groups.

Broad in catalogue, precise in activation: practices marked LIVE are fully served from Cape Town today; the rest switch on as our panel grows. Every practice names its statutory gatekeeper — inside that line, the work belongs to a licensed professional; outside it, the finding, accompanying and supervising belong to us.

CLUSTER A · CORPORATE & INVESTMENT

Corporate & Investment

Incorporation & Commercial Contracts LIVE

CIPC registration, shareholders' agreements, contract registers, B-BBEE structuring.

legal opinions on contracts — panel attorneys

Cross-border M&A

Due-diligence coordination and data rooms, deal timetables, bilingual negotiation support.

merger notification — Competition Commission (Competition Act 89 of 1998); exchange control — SARB authorised dealers

Compliance & Internal Investigations

FICA, PRECCA, POPIA; bilingual interviews and evidence support.

investigations attorney-led to preserve legal professional privilege

Trade, Customs & Import/Export LIVE

Equipment and goods, ITAC permits, tariff classification, NRCS/SABS certification.

clearing via SARS-licensed clearing agents (Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964)

Tax & Exchange Control

Coordination, translation and document assembly for tax matters.

remunerated tax advice — SARS-registered tax practitioners (TAA s 240)

CLUSTER B · LABOUR & DISPUTES

Labour & Disputes

Employment & CCMA Arbitration LIVE

Contracts, disciplinary hearings, retrenchment process, CCMA and Labour Court navigation, pre-hearing training.

legal representation in arbitration restricted by CCMA Rules r 25 — employers may appear through a director or employee

Commercial Dispute Resolution LIVE

Litigation, AFSA arbitration and mediation — assessed, shortlisted, supervised, bill-reviewed.

court appearance and pleadings — practising attorneys (LPA s 33)

Debt Recovery & Enforcement

Debt registers, prescription monitoring, execution supervision.

remunerated collection — registered debt collectors (Debt Collectors Act 114 of 1998); execution via the sheriff

Consumer & Regulatory Complaints

CPA remedies, sector ombuds, CGSO — mostly free fora; our value is navigation and drafting support.

most ombud channels are free and need no representation

CLUSTER C · INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES

Individuals & Families

Immigration & Status LIVE

Visas, permanent residence, appeals, status planning — document collation, translation, progress coordination.

remunerated representation before the DHA — practising attorneys

Family & Matrimonial LIVE

Matrimonial property regimes, antenuptial contracts, divorce, care and contact.

antenuptial execution — notaries; litigation — attorneys

Wills, Estates & Wealth LIVE

Wills, trusts, deceased-estate administration — Master of the High Court navigation.

drafting opinions and estate execution — attorneys / licensed executors

Property & Conveyancing LIVE

Offer-to-purchase support, FICA packs, rates clearance, bond coordination, end-to-end supervision.

deeds prepared and executed by conveyancers only (Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 s 15)

Criminal & Emergency LIVE

24-hour arrest response, bail coordination, station interpretation, consular liaison.

criminal defence and bail applications — practising attorneys

CLUSTER D · SPECIALIST & EMERGING

Specialist & Emerging

Road Accidents & RAF Claims

Merits triage, firm shortlisting and progress supervision for Road Accident Fund claims.

RAF representation — attorneys (RAF Act 56 of 1996); we take no share of any award

Insurance Claims & Financial Ombud

Rejection triage, evidence organisation, navigation of the National Financial Ombud — free to complainants, and worth using well.

NFO complaints are free; litigation steps — attorneys

IP & Brand

Trade marks, patents, copyright — coordinated and supervised.

patent agency — registered patent agents (Patents Act 57 of 1978)

Data, Cyber & Fraud Response

POPIA incident response, bank stop-payment coordination, cross-border reporting.

criminal and litigation steps — attorneys

Sector Licensing

Liquor, PSIRA security, ICASA, mining rights, food premises — application navigation and document supervision.

sector regulators decide; legal opinions — attorneys

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