Areas Of Practice:
Adoption, Antenuptial Contracts, Bail, Bail (24hrs / After Hours), Commercial, Commercial Drafting, Contracts, Conveyancing, Criminal, Debt Collections, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Drunk Driving, Estates, Family Law, Franchising, Litigation (Civil), Litigation (Criminal), Litigation (High Court), Litigation (Magistrates Court), Maintenance, MVA / Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Notary / Notaries Public, Partnership Agreements, Personal Injury, Road Accident Fund claim / 3rd Party claim, Sale of Business, Shareholders Agreements, Trusts, Wills
Description:
Smith Kruger & Viljoen Attorneys previously known as P Smith Attorneys is a young dynamic and experienced attorneys who are geared towards agility, enabling them to adapt and meet you on your terms. Our skills and experience are constantly on call by both local and international clients to provide advice on complex areas at the law.
We offer a wide range of business related and personal legal services, which are tailor-made to suit the needs of our clients.
Area of expertise:
- Commercial & Corporate law
- Wills, estates & trusts
- Family law
- Divorce litigation
- Conveyancing
- Debt collection
- Criminal litigation
- Notarial services
- Personal injury claims
What we do
1. Family Law
Family Law is our biggest division, and we are passionate about it. We specialise in the following:
- Divorce and maintenance matters. This includes (but is not limited to) protection orders; Rule 43 Interim Application; Edictal Citation (when your spouse lives in another country); Opposed and unopposed divorces; child maintenance and primary residence and contact issues pertaining to the minor children.
- Ante nuptial contracts
- Trusts
- Wills
- Adoption
2. Criminal Law
Criminal law (which is to be distinguished from its civil counterpart) forms part of the public law of South Africa, as well as of the substantive law (as opposed to the procedural). We deal with all criminal matters including:
- Bail applications
- Offence against the person (Assault, battery, criminal negligence, false imprisonment, kidnapping, mayhem, robbery, sexual assault, rape)
- Found in possession of suspected Drugs
- Driving under the influence
- Attempted Murder, Murder
- Crimes against property (arson, blackmail, burglary, embezzlement, theft, robbery, extortion, false pretences, fraud, rape).
- Crimes against justice (Compounding, misprision, obstruction, perjury, obstructing the course of justice).
3. Litigation
All High Court, Regional Court and Magistrate Court Litigation. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Landlord and Tenant disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Recession Applications
- Debt collecting
- Property disputes or damages
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Business disputes
- Commercial law disputes
4. Commercial Law
The Commercial Law division works closely with other divisions. Included in this is preparing and vetting all business documents to ensure compliance with legislation and common law:
- Franchise agreements
- Sale of business agreements
- Agency and distribution agreements
- Sale agreements and agreements of lease
- Confidentiality agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Shareholders agreements
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Deeds of cession
- Sale of business agreements
- Sponsorship agreements
- Advertising agreements
- Loan agreements
- Sale agreements
- Distributor agreements
5. Conveyancing
Through our association with Heidtmann and Du Preez Attorneys we offer conveyancing services.
Working Hours
Mon to Fri – 7:00am to 4:00pm
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