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Barnard Incorporated (Brooklyn)

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Areas Of Practice:
Access to Children, Administrative Law, Adoption, Antenuptial Contracts, Arbitration, Association Agreements, Banking, Bankruptcy Law, Black Empowerment, Business Law, Business Rescue, Capital Gains Tax, Children's Rights, Collections, Commercial, Commercial Drafting, Commodity Trading Law, Communications and Media, Company Law, Company Registrations, Competition Law, Constitutional, Construction, Consumer Law, Contracts, Conveyancing, Copyright, Corporate, Correspondent Services, Credit Law, Custody, Customary Marriage Law, Debt Collections, Debt consolidation, Deceased Estates, Defamation, Designs and Copyrights, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Domestic Partnerships, Domestic Violence, Due Diligence Audits, Education Law, Employment Equity, Engineering, Evictions, Exchange Control, Family Law, Finance (Corporate), Finance (Project), Finance (Structured), Foreclosures, Franchising, Fraud, Fraud Recovery, Gaming Law, Gay Rights / Same Sex Rights, General Practice, Government Tenders, Health Care, High Court Practice, Human Rights, Immigration / Emigration, Industrial Law, Industrial Relations, Information Technology, Insolvency, Insurance (Marine), Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Transactions , Internet Law / E-Commerce, Investment Funds, Joint Ventures and Acquisitions , Labour Law, Land Claims, Leases, Licensing, Liquidation, Litigation (Civil), Litigation (Commercial), Litigation (Constitutional), Litigation (Corporate), Litigation (Criminal), Litigation (General), Litigation (High Court), Litigation (Insurance), Litigation (Land Claims Court), Litigation (Magistrates Court), Litigation (Tax), Local Government Law, Maintenance, Matrimonial, Mediation, Medical Negligence, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mine Health and Safety, Mineral Law/Rights, Mining, Municipal Law, Notary / Notaries Public, Partnership Agreements, Patents, Personal Injury, Pharmaceutical, Plant Breeder’s Rights, Privatisations, Procurement Law, Professional negligence, Property Law, Publishing, Sale of Business, Sectional Title, Sequestrations, Sexual Harassment, Shareholders Agreements, State Negligence, Surrogacy Law, Taxation, Taxation (International), Telecommunications, Trade and Industry, Trademarks, Trusts, Water Law, White Collar Crime
Years of Practice:
28
LPC Number:
5030
Address:
266 Bronkhorst Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
Region:
Gauteng / Pretoria
Area:
Brooklyn
Postal Address:
P O Box 10780, Centurion, 0046
Description:

Barnard Inc. Attorneys is a full-service law firm providing a wide range of legal services, including corporate and commercial law, property law, commercial litigation, insurance and family law.

Since our establishment in 1998, Barnard Inc. has grown to become one of the largest independent Tshwane-based law firms and our attorneys advise listed and private companies, individuals, and local and foreign organisations across South Africa and internationally.

Our Service Imperatives
Guided by our Service Values, providing outstanding client service is the most important thing we do. Our team abides by a clear set of quality and service imperatives designed to maintain consistently high levels of service across all practice areas of our firm. These standards have been developed in consultation with our clients. They confirm our ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional service and are used as a reference point for both our clients and our team.

Protection of Client Interests
By gaining insight on our clients and their businesses, including their customers and competitors, as well as political, financial and market issues relevant to their industry – we make it our business to proactively protect and defend client interests.

Operational Scalability
Our structure and inter-departmental cooperation allow our operations to scale swiftly according to new instructions and larger projects and staffing requirements.

Shared Legal Collaboration
Understanding your requirements, objectives and operating environment is important to us – we listen and take time to do this. You have ready access to our deep sectoral expertise, as well as our local market understanding, to help you achieve your commercial objectives.

Constant Innovation
We invest heavily in technology that allows us to provide better service to our clients. In addition, our teams are constantly innovating new ways of meeting client needs and challenges. Relevant and creative service – and product development – is an imperative.

Our Values
Our service values and resulting service imperatives confirm our ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional service and are used as a reference point for both our clients and our team. Our commitment to providing high quality client service is of paramount importance and we believe it is just one of the reasons our clients come back to us time and time again.

Legals Services

Corporate and Commercial Law
Providing high-level legal support for business growth, investments, transactions, and structural change. The firm expertly handles mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate structuring, joint ventures, due diligence, and the drafting of robust commercial agreements to mitigate risk and protect enterprise value.

Tax and Transaction Insight
Providing specialized advisory services on the tax implications of corporate transactions. The firm ensures that commercial deals, corporate restructuring, and international operations are structured with maximum tax efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Personal and Property Structuring

Conveyancing and Property Transactions

Managing complex property transactions with speed and accuracy. Services include residential and commercial property transfers, bond registrations and cancellations, sectional title registers, township establishment, and notarial security. The firm utilizes advanced technology to seamlessly integrate with major financial institutions and developers.

Family Law and Divorce
Handling sensitive, personal matters with discretion and clear, decisive action. The firm manages opposed and unopposed divorces, matrimonial structuring, and relationship-linked disputes, ensuring decisions remain clear even when matters are highly emotional or time-sensitive.

Wills, Estates, and Wealth Protection
Structuring personal and property assets for long-term security. The firm assists clients with the drafting of wills, the administration of deceased estates, and the creation of trusts to ensure generational wealth is protected and seamlessly transferred.

Resolve and Mitigate Conflict

Commercial and General Litigation
Delivering strategic dispute resolution and robust courtroom representation. The litigation team manages complex civil disputes, contractual breaches, evictions, insurance repudiations, and high-stakes debt recovery across the High Court and Magistrate's Courts, focusing on swift, practical resolutions.

Disputes, Turnarounds, and Recovery
Advising distressed businesses and creditors through complex rescue and recovery scenarios. The firm executes decisive insolvency strategies, corporate turnarounds, and structured recoveries when financial or legal pressure threatens business continuity.

Protect Value and Assets

Brands and Intellectual Property
Protecting corporate identity, innovation, and digital assets. The firm provides specialized counsel on trademark registrations, IP enforcement, data protection (POPIA compliance), and comprehensive risk and compliance strategies to secure business momentum.

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Office Hours
Monday - Friday:  8:00am–4:30pm
Weekends:  Closed 

Directors:
Douw Breed, Andries Stander, Koos Benadie, Sally Tlokana, George Herbst, Conri Botha
Associates:
George Hebrst, Pieter Walters, Stefaans Gerber, Eloise Cilliers, Wilco Du Toit, Philip Roberts, Janie Venter, Isabel van den Ende, Ariza Vermeulen, Derek Brits, Izak du Toit, Danielle Mylie
Contact Person:
Mark Beckman

Firm Profile last updated: 10 July 2026