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COMMERCIAL

Commercial (not a closed list)


The firm has extensive litigation and advisory experience covering all aspects of commercial litigation.  Such experience includes but is not limited to the rendering of advice and litigation services to banks and reputable insurance companies.


The firm offers over 26 years’ experience on the commercial front, including group legal advisory work for listed companies.  The firm deals with a wide range of commercial transactions across a wide spectrum of industries including manufacturing, transport and logistics, IT, mining and natural resources, including providing advice on pre-transaction due diligence deal structuring and the drafting of all necessary commercial agreements such as merges and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity arrangements, securitisation, corporate finance and shareholders agreements to name but a few. The firm also has a special interest in intellectual property law and provides advice regarding trademarks, copyrights, franchising, restraints and protection of proprietary interests.  The firm renders services to a wide spectrum of entities acting for corporates but also entrepreneurs as well as small and medium and emerging businesses.


The firm has also been involved in investigating corporate theft and fraud in various industries which involve private investigators and specialised units of the SAPS.  Flowing from such investigations, the firm has been able to assist clients with subsequent criminal prosecutions and recoveries including inter alia, through the Asset Forfeiture Unit.


Our commercial expertise cover the following:


- Drafting of all types of commercial contracts

- Franchising

- Trademarks

- Mergers and acquisitions

- Securitisation

- Private equity arrangements

- IT

- Mining and natural resources

- Corporate governance

- Due diligence

- Takeover, sale of businesses and shares

- Company formations and CIPC registrations

- Trusts