The Definitive Guide For Attorneys In South Africa
The Definitive Guide For Attorneys In South Africa
Makgale Law is a full service black-owned boutique law firm located in Rustenburg. The firm is led by seasoned professionals with over 25 years cumulative experience in practice and corporate. We pride ourselves in taking a journey with representing our clients and paying individual attention and detail to their needs.
We respect our clients, listen to their specific needs and engage with them. We find tailored solutions for our clients’ needs no matter how complex the issues are. We work tirelessly to achieve results that are best for our clients while maintaining confidentiality.
Expertise & Services
Insolvency
When insolvency looms, our team is able to develop and implement innovative recovery plans to reignite viability and build confidence for creditors. If your business is insolvent, or has insufficient assets to discharge debts and liabilities, we are able to provide guidance to unsecured and secured creditors, companies and businesses in distress. Our professionals have handled complex insolvencies and business rescues in the province.
Corporate and Commercial
We represent businesses of all sizes – sole proprietorships, partnerships, and private and public corporations. Our team is proficient in providing practical and innovative advice on all aspects in the architecture of contracts – negotiating, structuring, drafting and implementing local transactions, legal & commercial risk strategies.
For start-ups and SMEs, we are able to advise on appropriate legal structure, implement and continuously provide counsel on compliance with standard regulatory bodies in particular industry.
Property
Our real estate range of service caters to a diverse clientele – Banks, Real estate agencies, Property developers and Businesses. We utilise extensive computer technology with coordinated communication to all parties through open ended internet medium, in order to achieve speedy and hassle free turnaround of property transactions. All key stakeholders involved have limited online access to monitor progress of any particular transaction.
Our Conveyancing department primarily keeps to sophisticated services, such as structuring of developments, advice on associated tax implications relating to developments, commercial bonds, transfer(s) and vesting transfers registration. We further pride ourselves with turnaround times on all transactions that we are involved in.
Labour and Employment
Ensuring balance in the relationship, interest, rights and obligations between employer and employee – we can help with developing appropriate workplace policies and procedures. When challenges arise, we can help with navigating murky waters of workplace investigations, human rights issues, workers compensation, health & safety, workplace dispute resolution mechanisms, representations and general labour relations. It is our strength to build and develop strategies to sustain exceptional workplace cultures where employees feel safe and motivated enough to contribute to the success of your business.
Litigation and Dispute Resolutions
We represent our clients in insurance, bankruptcy and insolvency, negligence, construction, corporate & commercial, tax and all other civil litigation matters. Our services seek outcomes that will benefit you or your business in a way that is minimally disruptive. We have established relationships with other professionals to assist in specialised matters – Tax, Labour, Higher courts and Constitutional matters.
We actively encourage, where achievable, simple matters to be resolved promptly and affordably through initiatives such as Mediations, Conciliations, Arbitrations and of course Negotiations.
Trusts, Wills and Estates
We will work with you to articulate your intentions in sound and indisputable ways that can truly reflect your interests and intentions. We work with specialist executors and estate administrators via our own Fiduciary Services Company to ensure a holistic management and distribution of your assets under fiduciary and we will work with all affected parties in line with the law and protected rights.
Sports
With the North West having consistently produced elite talent in different sporting codes, our specialist Sport law professionals are better equipped to serve this market locally. Our services include, amongst others, structuring of development and elite athletes agreements, management services, dispute resolution mechanics, commercialization as well as facilitating sound financial planning.
Mining
Our primary focus is on operations. We put emphasis on Health & Safety of employees of our clients through development of simple and practical safety strategies and continuous advice; negotiations, documenting and implementing Collective Bargaining Agreements; and development & implementation of Social Labour Plans through to approval stages by appropriate authorities.
Environment
Being a Mining town, Rustenburg has the potential for restoration or rehabilitation of abandoned mines operations. We are here to provide guidance and expertise on compliance to communities and mining companies alike for the processes and/or transitions to be done harmoniously. This is done of course, while putting the safety of the community first and creating a favourable environment for mining businesses to thrive.
Traditional Authorities
With our extensive experience in working with traditional communities, we have been instrumental in the development of the current legal framework that governs this part of our society.
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