Services
and Solutions: Areas of expertise:
Municipal Services Disputes
We
assist in such issues as:
Municipal
Services Accounts – We assist businesses and individuals on
Municipal related disputes in incorrect municipal accounts, inter alia;
o Consolidate Accounts - Assistance in consolidating accounts.
o
Amnesty
Application - Assistance
in special amnesty waiver applications for
residential clients, indigent clients and
child-headed homes, business clients and deceased estates homes.
o
Payment
arrangements – Assistance
in payment arrangements negotiations
o
Payment
arrangements and reconnections –
Assistance with negotiating payment arrangements.
o
Pensioner
rebate applications – Assistance
with registering for rebates and subsidies.
Modes of electricity and water supply - We give advice on different sources of electricity and water supply systems
Municipal Land acquisitions:
o Ensuring compliance with the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act
o Application for “SPLUMA certificate”
o Purchase or Lease of Council Properties
o Representation and Advocacy in Municipal Planning Tribunal Hearing
o Removal of Restrictive Title Deed Conditions in South Africa
Farmland Divisions in terms of Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, Act 70 of 1970
o Rezoning - Assistance in changing a use zone to allow for certain land use rights
on a property
o Township Establishment - Assistance in the complex process of converting land into residential, commercial or industrial properties
o Content Use - Assistance in obtaining consent to exercise a certain land use right without changing its zoning (Guest house, Creche, etc.)
o Permissions - Assistance in obtaining permission to exercise a certain land use right without changing its zoning (Telecommunication mast, etc.)
o Subdivisions - Assistance in the process of division of land into two or more portions. A Subdivision application is applicable on land within the urban
development boundaries
o Consolidations - Assistance in the process of combining, merging or joining
together two or more properties.
o We basically help clients to navigate this complex process effectively.
Negotiations in terms of Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act 70 of 1970
o We facilitate pre-hearing meetings on helping to identify common ground and propose feasible compromises that could resolve the issues.
Commercial Law
Corporate Law
o The formation, operation, and dissolution of corporations including activities ranging from establishing new businesses to merging, acquiring, and managing corporate entities.
o Safeguarding stakeholders’ rights and navigating the complex legal landscape of corporate disputes.
Competition Law
o Ensuring fair competition and addressing and regulating anti-competitive practices and conduct by applying the relevant Laws.
o Dealing with Laws and Regulations designed to protect stakeholders from predatory business practices by ensuring that fair competition exists in an open-market economy.
Construction Law
o Dealing with issues concerning construction and infrastructure endeavors;
o Overseeing legal aspects of construction projects;
o Making sure projects comply with legal standards and regulations;
o assist in resolving conflicts among contractors, property developers, and investors by applying relevant Laws and Regulations.
Employment Law
o Handling employer-employee relationships and workplace issues.
o Dealing with every aspect of the employer-employee relationship.
Environmental Law
o Dealing with protection of environment through Regulations and Policies.