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From day-to-day terms to significant transactions, a considered drafting and review process clarifies expectations, responsibilities and commercial priorities.

• Standard commercial agreementsNDAs, service level agreements, service provider agreements and terms and conditions.
• Transaction agreementsSale of business, sale of shares, asset purchase, loan and acknowledgement of debt agreements.
• Complex commercial contractsShareholder, joint venture and franchise agreements.
• Contract review and redliningSupplier and client contract reviews, risk identification and proposed amendments.
• Custom contract template suitesOperational templates tailored to an SME's business model.
• Shareholder agreement and MOI packsCustom Memoranda of Incorporation, amendments and aligned shareholder arrangements.
• Corporate resolutions and minutesBoard, shareholder and round-robin resolutions; financial assistance, share issuance and dividend documentation.
• Director duties and governance advisoryFiduciary duties, director liability and governance frameworks for boards and founders.
• Corporate legal due diligenceResearch and reports supporting SME purchases, sales and mergers.

Practical support for employers managing the relationship between people, performance and business needs.

• Employment contract suitesPermanent, fixed-term and probationary contracts tailored to the workplace.
• Executive and contractor agreementsSenior management terms, restraints of trade, confidentiality, IP provisions and independent contractor SLAs.
• Employee handbooks and policy suitesLeave, remote work, social media, substance abuse, sexual harassment and workplace privacy policies.
• Disciplinary codes and grievance proceduresInternal rules, notices and process documents.
• Independent hearing chairingMisconduct and incapacity hearings, evidence assessment, findings and sanction recommendations.
• Internal disciplinary case preparationCharge sheets, evidence gathering, witness interviews and employer case presentation in internal hearings.
• Incapacity and performance managementPerformance improvement plans, medical incapacity consultations, notices and exit-process guidance.
• Grievance resolutionInvestigation, mediation and recommendations to management.
• Restructuring and retrenchment supportSmall- and large-scale consultation planning, notices, severance calculations, union engagement and facilitator coordination.
• Mutual separation and executive exitsNegotiation of exit terms and separation agreements.
• Independent workplace investigationsMisconduct, theft, fraud, conflicts of interest, sexual harassment and bullying investigations with written reports.
• CCMA and bargaining council preparationDocument bundles, witness preparation and management strategy for conciliation and arbitration.
• CCMA application supportResearch and drafting support for condonation, rescission and jurisdictional matters, subject to the applicable authority and forum rules.
• Collective bargaining and industrial relationsUnion recognition agreements, organisational rights and wage negotiation support.
• Strike and picketing strategyContingency planning, notices, picketing agreements and management advisory.

Translate regulatory requirements into practical policies, documentation and business processes, tailored to your operations and sector.

• POPIA and PAIA compliance toolkitPrivacy policies, consent forms, data processing and operator agreements, and PAIA manuals.
• SME legal and compliance auditsBusiness reviews covering consumer, employment, data protection and occupational injury requirements.
• Consumer protection reviewsTerms of sale, returns and refunds, promotional materials and consumer contracts.
• Industry-specific regulatory researchRequirements for market entry, product launches and licensing.
• HR and labour compliance auditsEmployment files, contracts, working time, overtime structures and workplace compliance.
• Employment equity and workplace policiesPolicy frameworks and compliance documentation.
• Financial services compliance packsPAIA manuals, POPIA policies and service agreements for financial advisory practices.

Document planning for individuals, business owners and professional advisers, with appropriate specialist involvement where an instruction requires it.

• Wills and testamentary trustsWill drafting, complex testamentary provisions and estate planning document bundles.
• Family trust deedsInter vivos trust deeds and amendments, including trustee and beneficiary provisions.
• Buy-and-sell agreementsBusiness succession agreements aligned with partners' life and disability cover arrangements.
• Estate and succession coordinationDocument support and coordination with financial planners and professional advisers.

Commercial negotiation and private mediation support focused on understanding the issues, clarifying options and documenting the way forward.

• Payment and breach correspondencePre-litigation demand and contract breach correspondence, with statutory notices assessed for the particular instruction.
• Commercial negotiationPreparation and support in vendor, client and business partner negotiations.
• Private commercial mediationIndependent mediation of business partner disputes and shareholder deadlocks.
• Settlement and separation discussionsNegotiated terms, settlement documentation and workplace grievance resolution.

Court representation and reserved proceedings documents require separately instructed, appropriately authorised practitioners.

Identify your intangible business assets and clarify the arrangements that govern their ownership and use.

• IP asset audits and protection strategyIdentification of trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and intangible business assets.
• Licensing agreementsTerms governing use of software, branding, patents and other intellectual property.
• IP assignment and ownership agreementsTransfers and ownership of work created by employees or contractors.
• Confidentiality and brand-use arrangementsNon-disclosure, trade secret and brand-use provisions.

Defined research, review and document support for accountants, bookkeepers, tax practitioners and financial advisers.

• Accountant support packagesShareholder and MOI packs, transaction agreements, vendor SLAs and corporate due diligence reports.
• Bookkeeper support packagesTerms of trade, credit and payment terms, retention-of-title provisions, employment templates and governance resolution bundles.
• Financial planner document packagesBuy-and-sell agreements, complex wills, testamentary trusts, family trust deeds and compliance packs.
• Tax objection research supportCase law research and proposed grounds relating to disputed SARS assessments for the instructed tax practitioner.
• Tax appeal and ADR briefing supportResearch, supporting documentation and draft briefing material for the instructed tax practitioner.
• Tax interpretation researchStatutory interpretation, liability, penalty remission and administrative law research.
• Voluntary disclosure supportResearch, supporting documents and draft motivations for practitioner-led VDP applications.

Representation, regulated tax services and procedural submissions are assessed separately against the required authority.

Monthly consulting support and focused workshops, with agreed workstreams and a defined allocation of time.

• Business advisory retainersStarter, growth and enterprise allocations for queries, document reviews and strategy.
• Employer and industrial relations retainersMicro-business, SME and corporate support for policy reviews, hearings, dispute preparation, audits and restructuring.
• Ad-hoc advisoryHourly legal and industrial relations consulting for defined matters.
• POPIA and data privacy workshopsStaff awareness and practical workplace privacy training.
• Contract drafting workshopsContract fundamentals for sales and operational teams.
• Disciplinary process trainingWarnings, initial investigations, absenteeism and dismissal processes for line managers.
• Employment equity and compliance briefingsWorkshops for HR teams and executive committees on compliance and reporting responsibilities.