De Villiers Attorneys

De Villiers Attorneys Overview

PRACTICE AREAS

 

 

PROPERTY LAW & CONVEYANCING

 

Our Property Law and Conveyancing Department provides specialised services over the full spectrum of residential and commercial property. We have been part of various property developments from the onset to the finalisation of these projects. Our services include:

• Purchase negotiations;
• Structuring of transactions;
• Drafting Agreements of Sale;
• Rezoning of properties;
• Residential property transfers;
• Mortgage bond registrations and cancellations;
• Opening of sectional title registers;
• Commercial property transactions;
• Land consolidations and Subdivisions;
• Notarial services;
• Registration of notarial bonds;
• Registration of servitudes;
• Opening township registers and establishments;
• Deceased estate transfers;
• Township registrations, and
• Short and long term lease agreements

 

 

MINING LAW

 

We have been involved in the last three mining legal dispensations and in presenting proposals to Parliament pertaining to the latest legislation. We have also been involved from Application Processes up to the Supreme Court of Appeal in Mining Law matters. We can assist from application, monitoring, auditing and completion of all the processes required by legislation.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL

 

Environmental law forms part of our team’s daily operations, being part of the compliance teams for clients, doing both internal and external audits. We offer expert advice and assistance on:

 

·         Co-operation with governmental departments.

·         Due diligence reports and investigations;

·         Legal compliance;

·         Environmental impact assessments;

·         Environmental litigation;

·         Internal audits;

·         Water right applications;

·         Environmental authorizations;

·         Destruction permits;

·         Objections.

 

Our expertise in environmental law also contributes to specialized service delivery when it comes to environmental law issues pertaining to property law matters.

 

 

HEALTH AND SAFETY

 

De Villiers Attorneys can assist in the following when it comes to health and safety matters:

 

·         Internal risk assessments;

·         Manage and advise on compliance issues;

·         Legal compliance;

·         Appointment letters; and

·         SOP’s and COP’s.

 

LABOUR

 

We have successfully dealt and supported our clients with labour disputes relating to misconduct, dismissals, operational requirements, industrial and strike action disputes in all employment related forums.

 

CIVIL LITIGATION

As the process of bringing or defending a legal action to enforce a particular right in court can be one of the most time consuming and expensive areas of practices, our team at De Villiers Attorneys delivers clear and precise legal advise by assessing the merits of each case together with the prospects of success.

We provide clients with legal advice and representation in the Magistrate, Regional and High Court of South Africa in various matters including:

• Sale and purchase disputes;
• Third-party compensation
• Contractual disputes;
• Divorce actions;
• Enforcement of monetary claims and specific performance;
• Evictions;
• Attachments and sales in execution;
• Landlord and Tenant disputes; and
• Collections on behalf of individuals and companies.

COMMERCIAL AND TAX LAW

 

From the establishment of the Firm, it has been involved in Commercial and Tax Law including:

 

·         Corporatisation transactions;

·         Coordinating complex transactions;

·         Strategic legal advise on tax matters;

·         Deal with regulatory requirements;

·         Tax dispute resolution;

·         Business restructuring;

·         Restructuring of private companies;

·         Mergers and acquisitions of private companies;

·         Prepare all required legal documents and instruments including the registration of companies, close corporations, trusts and establishment of other legal entities such as partnerships and private associations;

·         Sales of shares and businesses;

·         Joint ventures;

·         Compliance with Companies Act and King III Report.

 

 

COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES

 

-       Company registrations;

-       Conversion of Close Corporations;

-       Change in composition of Board of Directors;

-       Change in auditors/company secretariats

-       Change in authorized or issued share capital;

-       Transfer of shares;

-       Change to MOI; and

-       Convening annual meetings for companies and recording minutes.

ESTATES, TRUSTS & FAMILY LAW

 

In using the legal structures available and our expert knowledge and guidance, unnecessary delays by inexperience or inefficiency of an administrator of an estate can be avoided. With a sound understanding of related legal processes, we can assist you with comprehensive and mindful estate planning to ensure that your loved ones are adequately provided for and will receive proper care when they need it most.

We provide expert advice and services to individuals and families in respect of the following:

• Drafting and safekeeping of wills;
• Estate planning;
• Mortis causa and inter vivos trusts;
• Deceased estate administration;

·         Estate planning;

·         Creating life rights over properties; and

·         Ante nuptial contracts

 

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