Commercial law governs the broad areas of business, trade, commerce, sales, and consumer transactions. It also covers various issues of law, such as banking, contract, insolvency, credit transactions, real estate and others.

Our services include:

• Drafting of commercial contracts

• Negotiation and advice on commercial agreements

• Purchase and supply agreements

• Shareholders’ agreements

• MOIs

• Franchise agreements

• Partnerships

• Commercial leases

• Unlawful competition

• Trust purchase and sale of shares, business, transfer of interests in close corporations

• Insolvency

• National Credit Act

At Mindes, we don’t just send out letters and hope that debt is settled in a timely manner. Our commercial recovery attorneys use various proven techniques including investigation and litigation, and enforce judgments when necessary.

Our services include:

• Debt collections, including formal court processes and execution

• Credit agreements, repossessions, attachments and interdicts

• Magistrates court debt collections throughout South Africa, including the appointment of tracing agents for missing debtors

• Financial investigations, acknowledgements of debt, attachment and sale of goods

Our services include:

• Drafting deeds of sale

• Registration of property transfers (including single title, sectional title and estate transfers)

• Registration and cancellation of mortgage bonds

• Commercial and residential developments (sectional title and freehold)

• Registration of leasehold and servitudes

• Subdivision of property and land consolidations

• General notarial services including marriage contracts and trusts inter vivos

Our correspondent services offer comprehensive support ranging from single tasks to full-scale trial assistance across various jurisdictions, inter alia, the High Court (Western Cape Division, Cape Town), the Magistrates’ and Regional Courts in Cape Town, Bellville, Goodwood, Kuilsriver, and Wynberg.

Additionally, we extend our services to satellite offices located within a 15 km radius of the jurisdictions. All correspondent litigation matters are centrally managed from our office in Cape Town, ensuring streamlined and efficient handling of your legal needs.

Your family is the most precious thing in your life and therefore we safeguard its legal health from start to finish – from antenuptial contracts to wills. When relationships deteriorate, it can be an extremely fretful time for everyone involved. Then you can count on our legal advisors to take care of every matter with delicacy, respect and, of course, complete confidentiality.

Our services include:

• Divorce matters

• Parental Responsibilities and Rights

• Maintenance

• Civil unions and cohabitation agreements

• Care and contact of minors

• General family law advice

With a dynamic team led by the expertise of a consultant who is a commissioner at the CCMA, our expertise ranges through a wide variety of Labour law designed to consider the needs of both employer and employee. We deal with the Labour Courts and the CCMA on a regular basis and are able to assist with all facets of CCMA litigation and labour court litigation.  

Our services include:

• Drafting and reviewing disciplinary code and procedures

• Disciplinary hearings and appeal, through chairing, initiating and legal representation

• CCMA dispute referrals

• Unfair Dismissals and Unfair Labour Practice

• Facilitation which assists parties in the consultation process

• Assistance regarding CCMA and bargaining council cases

• Arbitration hearings

• Labour Court Applications and appearances

• Negotiations with employees, trade unions or employers

• Labour Court matters and case reviewing

• Legal advice regarding all aspects of individual and collective employment law

• Drafting employment contracts 

The legal system depends on attorneys to advise their clients of their rights and to represent them in a way that best serves their interests. When it is necessary to enforce your rights, our knowledgeable litigation team will skillfully fight in your corner.

Our services include:

• Alternative dispute resolution

• Commercial litigation, including contractual, engineering and building disputes in specialised forums

• Civil matters that require litigation in the High Court, Regional Court or Magistrate’s Court

• Personal injury claims for losses and damages suffered

• Liquidations, insolvencies and business rescue matters

• Arbitrations and mediations

• Construction and building disputes

• Family law, divorce, matrimonial property, parental responsibilities and rights and maintenance disputes

• Civil and Public Law representation in the Constitutional Court

• Electoral Court

• Supreme Court of Appeal

• Various Tribunals

• High Court

• Regional Court or Magistrate’s Court

• Constitutional and Administrative Law

Estate planning is a crucial legal exercise that will provide some comfort at a most difficult time. Our estate planning experts will carefully guide you on making the right decisions including settling any debts, taxes and administration costs, providing financial security for your family, appointing guardians for minors and protecting your business interests.

Our services include:

• Estate planning

• Drafting of wills

• Deceased estates administration

• Advice on all aspects of the law of succession