We are able to assist with all facets of the litigation process. We operate in the following forums:

• Superior Courts;
• Magistrate’s Court;
• Labour Court;
• CCMA & Bargaining Councils

Our expertise enables us to cover a wide spectrum of matters relating to marriage and family relations. We offer competent and cost-effective services in respect of the following areas of family law:

• Family mediation;
• Maintenance negotiation and Litigation;
• All proceedings in the Children’s Court;
• Ante Nuptial Agreements;
• Unopposed and opposed divorce matters;
• Drafting a Settlement Agreement for signature by the parties;
• Variation of divorce orders;
• Harassment and Protection Order Applications;
• Co-habitation agreements;
• Change of marital regime Applications

Property is our passion

Whether you’re a company wanting to undertake a development; a private individual buying your first home; or an estate agent wanting to be able to recommend a firm of conveyancers with confidence, Louw Strydom property attorneys and conveyancers are positioned to meet your property requirements, professionally and with passion. And we really do mean passion… we just love working in the property market!

Going the extra mile

Our conveyancers understand that for most people, buying or selling a house is one of the most significant transactions of their lives. We also understand that it’s very often the most stressful one too. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring that all the technicalities of transferring your property occur under our extremely attentive eye. Attention to detail is the name of our game, and we go the extra mile to ensure that everything goes according to plan. Our regular progress reports are well known and well regarded by property professionals in South Africa.

Our team at Louw Strydom Incorporated can assist and guide you in the time when you need it the most. We specialise in:

• Drafting of wills
• Registration of trusts & drafting of Trust Deeds
• Legal advice
• Estate planning and structuring
• Testate and intestate succession
• Appointment of executors
• Reporting to master of High Court
• Estate duty
• SARS compliance

We offer a variety of services in the corporate and commercial spheres of law. These include, amongst other things:

• Drafting corporate contracts
• Drafting Memorandums of Incorporation
• Drafting Pre-Incorporation Contracts
• Drafting Shareholder Agreements
• Amending Memorandums of Incorporation to comply with the Companies Act 71 of 2008
• Assisting in the resolution of disputes between directors of a company
• Rendering advice on the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the Companies Act 61 of 1973
• Rendering advice on the Close-Corporation Act 69 of 1984
• Facilitating director and shareholder meetings

Our core focus is to resolve and collect debt without the need for legal action. But in severe cases, legal action is the only resort. Our panel of attorneys show how seriously we regard the matter, and encourages immediate settlement.

The type of legal action we take to recover debt depends on various factors. Our focus on fast and effective recovery determines the nature of the action. Typical recovery methods include credit bureau listing, pre-litigation, arbitration, obtaining judgement and executing court orders.

Louw Strydom Incorporated is an innovative and continuously evolving legal firm. We recognise the need of modern business to resolve dispute quickly, cost effectively and sensibly.

Our team can assist you to achieve exactly that and in order for you to get back to business. We are able to conduct, facilitate and produce all written agreements necessary for the mediation process.

Contact us to discuss the mediation of a variety of matters, including commercial, workplace, general disputes, family matters and delictual claims.

Louw Strydom Incorporated is a specialised startup law firm that represents high-growth startup companies, entrepreneurs, founders, angel investors, incubators, accelerators, venture capital and private equity investors.

As startup lawyers, we support and advise our clients every day on a range of commercial matters from shareholder and boardroom disputes, venture equity finance, negotiation strategy to hiring and incentivising of a word-class team.

We recognise and understand the specific issues which can arise for startups throughout the life cycle and growth of their business. This makes us a trusted legal partner for both investors and the founders of the high-growth companies of the future.

In terms of the Magistrate’s Courts Rules, a party litigating in any court is to provide a service address within 15km from the courthouse. Our offices are located within this area for the magistrate’s courts of Krugersdorp, Roodepoort, Kagiso and Randfontein. We therefore offer correspondent services for firms outside these areas, to attend to service and filing of court documents and attending to court appearances.

We have the necessary infrastructure, consisting of attorneys, candidate attorneys, and paralegals, to ensure that correspondent instructions are dealt with efficiently, cost-effectively and professionally.

Hiring and keeping quality employees is a key factor in the success of any business. This requires a professional personnel policy, providing proper terms of employment and paying attention to the development of employees.

Putting in place the appropriate employment law policies and obtaining strategic and legal advice at an early stage will prevent needless problems and complications.

Our services include:

• Employment contracts
• Workplace policies
• Dismissal of employees
• Disciplinary hearings
• Retrenchments
• Settlement agreements
• Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration services

LS Properties is a division of Louw Strydom Incorporated. Our property lawyers will assist and guide clients in a wide range of real estate and conveyancing services, be it from a legal and or commercial perspective. Our services include renting, managing of rental properties, selling and managing sectional title schemes.

Our services include:

• Power of attorney
• Notarial bonds
• Antenuptial contracts
• Usufructs
• Servitudes
• Long- and short-term lease agreements
• Witnessing the execution of documents and verifying the authenticity of signatures
• Authenticating copies of documents
• Arranging Apostille certificates
• Legalizing documents for use abroad