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We will assist you with legal opinions and advice regarding the applicable immigration legislation and regulations, and all other immigration law related services to ensure compliance where required. We will also represent you in any litigation or administrative proceedings related to this fast-evolving area of the law.
Legal Opinions
We have the capacity and resources to provide you with quality legal opinions incorporating all the latest legal developments. Should a specific matter fall outside our field of expertise, we will gladly assist you in finding a colleague or advocate who can ably do so at a reasonable rate.
Taxation
Should you be faced with a tax query or SARS issue or related questions in your personal capacity or in a business context, including but not limited to litigation and mediation, employee and personal tax, we will assist you. We endeavour to offer appropriate assistance as South Africa’s tax laws are complex and prone to frequent changes, thus ensuring the best results for ultimate success in your business or life.
Trusts
Trusts are often used as an estate planning, as well as a wealth and income management tool. If undertaken for the right reasons by adequately trained and experienced professionals, clients can greatly benefit in both the long and short term. In many instances where it is undertaken for the wrong reasons and without due regard for the different and often complex legislative measures that are applicable to trusts as well as the various taxes that may be applicable to trusts it may unfortunately be rather more of a hindrance than a benefit.
Our firm’s Wills and Estates Department specialises in assisting clients with:
- The creation of Inter Vivos Trusts and Testamentary Trusts;
- The preparation and registration of Business and Charitable Trusts;
- Formal amendments to Trust Deeds and change of Trustees;
- Drafting of Trustees’ minutes;
- Drafting of resolutions.
Antenuptial Contracts
The legal implications of matrimonial law on contracts and legal actions of spouses depends on the matrimonial system applicable to the particular marriage, which legal implications are often unbeknown to clients at the time of their marriage. Proper advice as to which Marital Regime will be most suited to a client’s circumstances and the correct implementation thereof is of the utmost importance to any person contemplating marriage.
The Antenuptial Contract or the lack thereof will to a large extend govern what is to happen to the assets of spouses upon death or divorce. For all pre-weds, we offer the following services:
- Assistance in the choosing of your Marital Regime;
- Drafting of Antenuptial Contracts and the registration thereof in accordance with legislation;
- Assistance with contracts regulating matters between common law partners who prefer not to tie the proverbial knot, but still require their property rights to be safeguarded.
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