Corporate and Commercial Law
Our corporate law team has experience in advising a range of clients, from large corporate entities to start–up businesses. We provide reliable corporate advise and specialise in corporate transactions and drafting various forms of agreements.
Our corporate transactions and advisory team are experienced in the structuring, negotiating and implementation of complex commercial transactions. We strive to provide solutions that are practical and effective. Such services include:
- Broad – Based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) structures and advice.
- Commercial advice and agreements.
- Corporate formations including business establishment and registrations.
- Corporate governance, corporate structuring and restructuring transactions.
- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing all forms of commercial business contracts.
- Joint Ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions.
- A wide range of tax related services.
Dispute Resolution Services
Our dispute resolution team specialises in all matters involving commercial litigation, pre– litigation and litigation strategy. We assist clients in applying high level strategic approaches to dispute resolution whether by negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation taking into account aspects such as risk exposure and public relations.
We assist clients with strategic approaches to dispute resolution via negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation, while taking into account aspects such as risk exposure and public relations. Such services include alternative dispute resolution, various appeals, arbitration. and class actions.
We also provide general litigation and dispute resolution in the fields of:
- Administrative law
- Construction and engineering
- Contractual, corporate and commercial matters
- Company and shareholder disputes
- Data protection and privacy
- Financial disputes
- Insolvency and business rescue
- Intellectual property
- Restraints of trade and unlawful competition
- Mediation
Property and Conveyancing Services
Our property law and conveyancing department specializes in all aspects of property related and conveyancing matters. We help clients across a broad spectrum including investment transactions, real estate financing, equity investments, dispute resolution and development projects.
Our property and conveyancing team specialize in the following areas:
- The acquisition and disposal of residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural property.
- Commercial and Industrial leasing.
- Equity investment structures and joint ventures.
- Sectional Title Schemes and general property law advice.
- Registration of mortgage bonds for developments and for private purchases.
- Advising on and drafting of property sale and / or lease agreements.
- Commercial and residential developments.
- Share block transactions, subdivision of properties and General property law advice.
- Transfers of properties including transfers as a result of or in terms of liquidations, auctions, court orders, foreclosures, divorces, donations, deceased estates and insolvent estates.
Intellectual Property Law
Our intellectual property department provides a full range of services relating to registration, acquisition, commercialisation and protection of IP rights. We can help apply a fresh perspective to unlocking value in all facets of the IP lifecycle and implementing transactions to give effect thereto.
Our intellectual property team specialize in the following areas:
- Patent, design and trademark registrations and renewals.
- IP valuations.
- Enforcement actions.
- Commercial IP structuring.
- IP agreements including Licencing and Royalty Fee Agreements, Assignment Agreements.
Technology Law
We specialise in assisting clients to innovate and implement the latest technologies and advise on all aspects of technology law including data privacy, cyber security and information management.
The application of technology in business has become the norm with aspects of data privacy, the IoT and cloud services being integrated in every aspect of modern business. As technologies are developed, new laws and policies are created to regulate this ever changing environment. Our technology law team specialize in the following areas:
- Cloud services agreements (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS and DaaS agreements).
- Software development agreements (including licensing agreements and distribution).
- Technology procurement agreements and technology audits.
- Technology transactions (including deal structuring and monetization).
- Maintenance and support services agreements (software and or hardware)
- Managed services agreements and reseller agreements.
- Cryptocurrencies and various blockchain technologies.
- Domain name rights and disputes.
- Intellectual technology structuring.
- Technology start-up assistance (corporate structuring, NDAs, policies, and more).
- Policies to regulate privacy (including POPIA and GDPR), cyber security and BYOD (Bring your own Device) policies.