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Johanett Marais

Areas Of Practice:
Access to Children, Antenuptial Contracts, Arbitration, Childrens Rights, Civil, Collections, Commercial, Commercial Drafting, Company Law, Company Registrations, Construction, Contracts, Conveyancing, Custody, Debt Collections, Deceased Estates, Defamation, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Estates, Evictions, Family Law, General Practice, Government Tenders, High Court Practice, Immigration / Emigration, Leases, Litigation (Civil), Litigation (Corporate), Litigation (General), Litigation (High Court), Litigation (Magistrates Court), Maintenance, Matrimonial, Mediation, MVA / Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Professional negligence, Property Law, Provident Fund disputes, Road Accident Fund claim / 3rd Party claim, Sale of Business, Sectional Title, Sequestrations, Servitudes, Shareholders Agreements, Social Media, State Negligence, Taxation, Trusts, Unlawful Arrest, Wills
Phone Number:
Cell Number:
Fax:
041 450 6191
Position:
Senior Associate & Conveyancer
Years of Practice:
8
Address:
163 Cape Road, Mill Park, Port Elizabeth
Region:
Eastern Cape
Area:
Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth
Postal Address:
163 Cape Road, Mill Park, Port Elizabeth, 6001
Qualifications:
LLB, School for Legal Practice & Practice Management Course
History:

Johanett attended school locally and proudly graduated with her (LLB) from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2014. Whilst completing her final year of studies, she attended the School for Legal Practice, and received an achiever certificate for the best performance overall in the subject, Attorneys Bookkeeping.

She completed her articles at a local firm specialising in debt collection for private companies as well as local government. She went on to gain experience in civil litigation and family law, whilst developing her abilities in conveyancing and estates.

Johanett joined Kuban Chetty Incorporated in 2019 as an admitted Attorney and Conveyancer. She is leading the Conveyancing and Administration of Estates Departments, and being an experienced Associate, she is responsible for the office management and recruitment of staff.

Johanett truly embodies hard work, responsibility and determination.

Johanett is the Head of Conveyancing Department. She attends to: 

  • Taking instructions, consulting and signing mandates with clients 
  • Attending to emails 
  • Attending to civil trials and applications in the District and Regional Courts 
  • Indexing and paginating of High Court, Regional Court and District Court documents 
  • Attending to High Court matters with Senior Counsel 
  • Signing off on High Court documents of attorneys 
  • Drafting Legal Bills 
  • Attending to negotiations and settlements 
  • Drafting of pleadings and various court documents 
  • General management of staff members and office matters 
  • Oversee the work of the Candidate Attorneys 
  • Attending to the transfer for Conventional and Sectional Properties 
  • Ensuring compliance with Offer to Purchase prior to registering the Transfers 
  • Attending to quotations on transfer costs, transfer duty, and VAT implications 
  • Calculating the Purchaser and Seller’s pro rata share of the rates 
  • Attending to balance sheets on registration of transfer 
  • Administration of Estates 
  • Drafting of Employment Contracts 
Languages:
Afrikaans, English