Practice Areas
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Corporate and General Civil Litigation
The firm offers litigation services in the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeals, High Courts and Magistrates Courts. In doing so, it covers areas involving commercial recoveries, property (including Sectional Title) and rental disputes, Companies Act litigation, contractual disputes, restraint of trade matters, undertaking liquidations and sequestrations, commercial agreements as well as Curator Applications.
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Trusts and Estates
The South African legal system acknowledges various types of Trusts, each of which possesses a specific legal structure and individual consequences to the founders’ needs, ensuring strict enforcement and protection of such needs.
Our firm is well equipped to assist in the administration and winding up of your loved one's deceased estate. At Phillips & Associates, we can help you from the beginning - planning and avoiding issues to managing the administration and finalizing the estate. Our experienced assistance can help see you through the difficult time.
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Family Law
We provide a variety of family law advice and legal assistance, from drafting Antenuptial contracts and Wills to family law litigation services (both in court and via mediation) as well as both opposed and unopposed divorce matters, proceedings relating to care and contact of minor children, settlement agreements, maintenance proceedings and parenting plans arising from divorce.
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Commercial
The firm is well positioned to handle all the legal needs of businesses, from advice, contract drafting and establishing companies, to commercial dispute resolution, contract law and management.
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Property Law
Whether you are buying, selling, leasing or managing properties, we are able to assist you with all of your property related queries and concerns. This includes property transfers, general compliance, property related disputes as well as the enforcement and resolution thereof, sectional title schemes and their management rights.
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Notarial Practice
Whether you need to draft and register an antenuptial contract, notarial agreement or servitude, we can assist.
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Debt Collection
If not dealt with timeously, bad debts can quickly spiral out of control. Our firm believes that the best way to avoid this is to be consistent and time-efficient. Let us help you recover your debt before it's too late.
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Correspondent Work
We act as agents and/or correspondent attorneys for other law firms who fall outside of the jurisdiction of the Durban High Court, Durban Magistrates' Court and Pinetown Magistrates' Court. Our experienced attorneys and paralegals attend to these matters on an urgent and priority basis.
We are also able to assist with signing of and properly executing conveyancing documents on behalf of a seller or purchaser.
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Debt Review and Administration
We assist debt counsellors with Section 86 applications to court along with recission applications and applications to rehabilitate an insolvent.