Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Disputes are an inevitable part of the world we live in. From private law disputes between individuals and/or commercial entities, to public law disputes involving State regulators, our team of lawyers have successfully represented their clients in various tribunals and in every level of Court, from the Magistrates Court to the Constitutional Court, resulting in numerous reported judgments.
Our team is highly experienced and is regularly involved in litigation of significant complexity. Whether you intend on bringing legal proceedings or require assistance in defending proceedings brought against you, our litigation team is able to assist.
Specialisation
Our litigation team is experienced in, among others, the following fields:
Financial Sector Regulation
Legal Practitioners’ Conduct and Ethics
Competition Law
Employment Law
Personal Injury Law
Wills and Law of Succession
Consumer Credit Law
Debt collections and foreclosures
Statutory Interpretation
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Insolvency Law
Contractual disputes
Property Law
Law of Delict
Family Law
Eviction Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Our goal is to provide our clients with solutions that cater to the cost effective and expedient resolution of their disputes. To this end, we also provide expertise in Alternative Civil Dispute Resolution, consisting mainly of Mediation and Arbitration services, which can be cheaper and less time-consuming methods of resolving civil disputes.
Our service focus is:
Construction Dispute Resolution
Business/Commercial Dispute Resolution
Property Dispute Resolution
Trust Dispute Resolution
Understanding Bail Applications
The South African Constitution grants every accused person, or essentially every person who is alleged to have committed any criminal offence, the right to apply for bail. Bail is money paid to the police or court by an arrested person that ensures his release until...
When parties have reached a compromise, based on an unlawful credit agreement, can that compromise be enforced?
It sometimes happens that, when money has been borrowed, the transaction doesn’t pan out as expected and the parties have to reach a compromise. For an example, the parties might agree that a reduced lump sum need only to be repaid, or that a lowered interest rate...
Is it unconstitutional to exclude foreigners who are not permanent residents from admission and enrolment as Legal Practitioners in South Africa?
This is the question faced by the Constitutional Court in Relebohile Cecilia Rafoneke and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others [2022] ZACC 29. In this article, we briefly unpack the issues, the enquiry conducted by the Constitutional...
The difference between Mediation and Arbitration
In the seeking of a resolution to a legal dispute it is important for the parties to fully understand the options available to them. In certain cases there is no choice, but a certain process is prescribed by the relevant authorities. The most common processes involve...