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Two firms of attorneys, McIntyre & Watkeys and Wiley van der Post, both established in the 19th Century, amalgamated on 1 March 1957 and the new firm, McIntyre & Van der Post came into being. In the subsequent 60-odd years we have grown and developed further, offering an even wider range of legal services. Today we are a large firm of attorneys that specialises in Property, Estates, Collections, Commercial Law, Family Law and General Litigation.
Change calls for innovation. Innovation leads to progress. Concepts that we embrace.
focussed
committed
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practice areas
HIGHLY QUALIFIED EXPERTISE
Property Law
Assistance with all property (movable and immovable) related transactions including the financing and transfer of ownership thereof.
Commercial Law
The rights, relations and conduct of people and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade and sales.
Court Department
All personal and corporate litigation in the Magistrates’ Court, Regional Court, High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal.
Estates and Wills
The process of arranging and drafting all legal documentation regarding the management and disposal of deceased or insolvent estates.
Family Law
Legal process relating to family relationships such as adoption, divorce, child custody, child support and all related legal matters.
Debt Collection
Legal assistance and advice for creditors and debtors relating to the process and execution of the collection of outstanding debts.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to providing a range of quality legal and associated services to the entire community in accordance with its expectations and changing needs.
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Focussed
We direct all our efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
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Committed
We are wholeheartedly dedicated and loyal to each cause, activity or challenge.
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EFfective
We are able to successfully produce a desired or intended result, because we are trained professionals.
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dedicated
We devote our individual time and energy towards each specific client.
LATEST NEWS
You will most often come across trust accounts in your dealings with attorneys and estate agents, who must use them…
As more and more couples elect to live together as life partners without formally marrying, our judicial system is increasingly faced with bitter disputes in the aftermath of failed relationships.
The tragic case of a mother killed in a car accident, and of the grandmother’s subsequent fight to have access to her young grandsons, illustrates our courts’ attitudes towards children having contact with their grandparents as well as with their parents.
We list the basic legal requirements for the validity of the restraint of trade clause.
Sellers need to be really careful when choosing a conveyancer to look after their property transfer. We discuss the risks in the context of the dishonest attorney who absconded with R4.25m – leaving buyer and seller to fight it out over who would take the hit.
“Buyer’s remorse” is a well-known phenomenon that’s led many a property buyer to cast around desperately for a means, any means, to escape the sale they’ve just tied themselves into. Be careful here – cancelling a sale without sound legal grounds will be a very costly mistake.
Not everyone knows that the verbal agreements we make every day are, with very few exceptions, every bit as valid and enforceable as formal written contracts.
Everyone knows about the very strong employee protections provided by our employment laws. But we aren’t all as clear on when an employer is legally justified in hiring someone on a fixed term contract basis rather than on the standard “permanent employee” basis.
A body corporate’s right and duty to collect levies from section owners, and to pursue those who fall into arrears, can be an onerous one.
You’ll come across these terms most often in civil claims, employment disputes, criminal cases, contracts (including property sale agreements) and…
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
– Eleanor Roosevelt –
McIntyre Van der Post Inc.
Registration number: 1998/002098/21