The Definitive Guide For Attorneys In South Africa
The Definitive Guide For Attorneys In South Africa
M F Oosthuizen Attorneys was established by Marius Oosthuizen in January 2004 and is he still the sole owner of the practice. We have since build a strong energetic team, which is up to any challenge. We spcialise in 'n wide range of legal fields and also act as correspondent for attorneys, locally and internationally.
WILLS AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
Administering a will involves more than simply distributing assets. Our team is here to ensure that all aspects of Adminstration of Estates law are followed and that your loved one’s estate is handled according to their wishes. We provide full estate administration services, from submitting the will to the Master's Office, filing of L&D Accounts, Advertisements and distributing assets to beneficiaries.
As an executor, you may face various legal, financial, and personal responsibilities when handling an estate. Our team offers tailored support for executors, ensuring they fulfill their duties accurately and efficiently. We help you understand your role and manage the tasks involved in the estate administration process.
Proper estate planning is key to ensuring your wishes are carried out after your passing. We offer services to help you create a comprehensive plan, including doing the fulll calculations to ensure the costs and taxes involved are managed and covered, drafting a will, setting up trusts, and choosing an executor.
Protect your loved ones and assets with expert estate planning, which include knowling the costs and liabilities of the estate on date of death. Costs that have to be accounted for is inter alia, taxes, transfer of property costs, advertisements, executors fees, master's fees, etc. If not provided for the executor will be forced to sell estate assets to cover the costs, whihc assets should have gone to your heirs.
Estate disputes can arise over the validity of a will, distribution of assets, or disagreements among beneficiaries. If you're facing an estate dispute, our team can help resolve conflicts through negotiation, mediation, or litigation if necessary.
COMMERCIAL DRAFTING AND LITIGATION
Registration and Formation of Business Entities
We advise our clients as to the right entity for their specific business purpose (taking into account tax and personal liability aspects of the partners) and drafting the relevant contracts to ensure a healthy relation between the business partners.
Drafting of Contracts
The best time to draft a contract is during the initial negotiations or as soon as possible subsequent thereto as the agreement not only stipulates the terms of the relationship, but also stipulates each partner’s responsibilities.
We are litigation attorneys as well, which give us the edge in drafting contracts as we have firsthand experience in most things that go wrong between partners, either because of the absence of a business agreement or of a poorly drafted agreement.
Business Risk
We advise our clients as to potential risk in businesses, which risks are inter alia:
LITIGATION
We have right of appearance in all court forums and are therefore able to sign and issue court processes from any court, whether High Court, Regional Court, Magistrate's Court, Labour Court, etc.
It is our promise to act with the utmost discretion to reach the most time and cost effective results.
Should settlement not prove possible, we represent our clients in any relevant court. We have enjoyed great success in bringing cases to a positive outcome.
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