Strategic legal leadership

• Executive and board-level legal advice

• Legal risk aligned to business strategy

• Support for restructures, transactions and expansion

• Crisis and reputational risk guidance

Everyday business support

• Responsive advice to management and business teams

• Review of material correspondence and decisions

• Consumer, marketing and operational legal guidance

• Urgent support when legal risks arise

Legal function and operations

• Legal operating models, workflows and service standards

• Matter, risk and spend reporting

• Precedent and knowledge management

• Interim leadership and additional team capacity

Disputes and external work

• Early claims assessment and settlement strategy

• Management of litigation, arbitration and mediation

• Coordination of instructions, strategy, costs and deadlines

• Consolidated reporting to executives and boards

Flexible engagement

• Monthly retainers or agreed hours

• On-demand executive advice

• Project, division or jurisdiction support

• Virtual, hybrid or interim cover

Business value

• Consistent advice from a trusted legal partner

• Earlier risk identification and faster decisions

• Controlled legal spend

• Support that scales as your needs change

Privacy frameworks

• POPIA, PAIA, GDPR and multi-country programmes

• Privacy governance, accountability and reporting

• Information Officer and DPO structures

• Privacy by design and responsible AI governance

Data mapping and assurance

• Data inventories and Records of Processing Activities

• Data flow and cross-border transfer mapping

• DPIAs, risk assessments and gap analyses

• Website, employee and third-party privacy reviews

Policies and documentation

• Privacy notices, consent wording and PAIA manuals

• Data processing and data sharing agreements

• Retention, destruction and access procedures

• Privacy clauses for commercial and employment contracts

Breach and regulatory response

• Immediate legal assessment and response strategy

• Notification analysis and drafting

• Regulatory engagement and complaint management

• Post-incident remediation and control improvement

Data rights and third parties

• Access, correction, deletion and objection requests

• Direct marketing and consent management

• Vendor privacy due diligence

• Cross-border transfer and processor governance

Ongoing support

• Outsourced DPO and Information Officer support

• Executive reporting and compliance monitoring

• Training for boards, teams and employees

• Privacy support for projects, technology and transactions

Statutory company administration

• Company registrations and corporate changes

• Statutory, securities and beneficial ownership records

• Annual returns and required filings

• Share issues, transfers, buy-backs and corporate actions

Board and committee cycle

• Annual calendars, agendas and board packs

• Meeting attendance, minutes and resolutions

• Action, decision and interest registers

• Director induction and governance records

Governance architecture

• Board and committee charters

• Terms of reference and reserved matters

• Delegations of authority and signature matrices

• Group and subsidiary governance frameworks

Director and board advisory

• Directors' duties, authority and liability

• Companies Act and King IV guidance

• Conflicts, independence and related-party matters

• Board composition, succession and effectiveness

Shareholder and transaction support

• General meetings, notices and resolutions

• Shareholder and joint venture governance

• Restructures, acquisitions and disposals

• Post-transaction governance integration

Governance assurance

• Board and committee evaluations

• Governance and statutory compliance reviews

• Board reporting and decision-process assessments

• Remediation and improvement plans

Commercial agreements

• Supply, procurement, sale and services agreements

• Distribution, agency, logistics and manufacturing agreements

• Technology, SaaS, licensing and support agreements

• Property, hospitality, marketing and project agreements

Strategic and transaction documents

• NDAs, heads of terms and memoranda of understanding

• Joint venture, shareholder and partnership agreements

• Settlement, payment and security arrangements

• Amendments, renewals, variations and termination agreements

Contract lifecycle frameworks

• Contracting policies and approval workflows

• Delegations, signature protocols and clause libraries

• Contract registers, repositories and renewal alerts

• Obligation, performance and service-level tracking

Risk allocation

• Liability, indemnities, warranties and remedies

• Pricing, payment and financial exposure

• Intellectual property, confidentiality and data protection

• Force majeure, governing law and dispute resolution

Portfolio and transaction support

• High-value and complex negotiations

• Portfolio reviews and contract remediation

• Due diligence and change-of-control reviews

• Standardisation across divisions and jurisdictions

Contract claims and performance

• Breach, default and escalation management

• Supplier and customer contract restructuring

• Change control and variation management

• Commercial resolution and exit strategy

Employment foundations

• Employment, executive and fixed-term agreements

• Restraint, confidentiality and incentive provisions

• Workplace policies and employee handbooks

• Disciplinary, grievance and performance frameworks

Workplace management

• Discipline, grievances and precautionary suspensions

• Poor performance, incapacity and absenteeism

• Chairing enquiries and advising decision-makers

• Executive exits and separation agreements

Independent investigations

• Misconduct, fraud and conflicts of interest

• Harassment, discrimination and bullying

• Whistleblower and ethics complaints

• Evidence review, findings and recommendations

Restructuring and retrenchment

• Section 189 and 189A processes

• Consultation strategy and documentation

• Selection criteria, alternatives and severance

• Implementation and post-restructure support

Collective labour relations

• Organisational rights and recognition agreements

• Collective bargaining and wage negotiations

• Strike planning, picketing and urgent interdicts

• Union engagement and collective disputes

Dispute resolution and compliance

• CCMA and bargaining council proceedings

• Labour Court applications and reviews

• Employment equity and workplace compliance

• Cross-border employment support and manager training

Labour matters

• Unfair and constructive dismissal disputes

• Unfair labour practice disputes

• Disciplinary hearings, suspensions and grievances

• Retrenchments and workplace restructuring

• Employment contracts, wages, leave and working hours

• Workplace discrimination and harassment

• CCMA and bargaining council disputes

CSOS and community scheme matters

• Levy, special levy and scheme financial disputes

• Scheme rules, governance documents and rule enforcement

• Trustee, committee and managing agent disputes

• Meeting procedures, resolutions and access to scheme records

• Noise, nuisance, common property repairs and maintenance

Consumer rights and debt matters

• Defective goods, poor services, repairs, replacements and refunds

• Cancellations, deposits and unfair contract terms

• Misleading representations and consumer complaints

• Credit agreement and debt collection disputes

• Incorrect charges, credit bureau listings and debt review disputes

Insurance claims and disputes

• Rejected, delayed, reduced or unpaid claims

• Policy interpretation, exclusions and non-disclosure disputes

• Policy lapses, premium disputes and benefit amounts

• Beneficiary disputes and alleged mis-selling

• Life, disability, funeral, motor, household and business insurance claims

Property and rental disputes

• Residential and commercial lease disputes

• Rental arrears, deposits, repairs and maintenance

• Breach of lease and landlord or tenant obligations

• Eviction and unlawful occupation matters

• Property ownership, occupation and co-ownership disputes

General family law

• Parenting plans and child-related disputes

• Parental responsibilities, rights and guardianship

• Care, contact and relocation arrangements

• Consent for children's travel

• Family settlements and mediation

Divorce

• Contested and uncontested divorce

• Division of the marital estate

• Matrimonial property regime and accrual disputes

• Pension interest and asset disclosure

• Settlement agreements and child-related arrangements

Maintenance matters

• Child and spousal maintenance applications

• Applications to increase, decrease or change maintenance

• Enforcement of maintenance orders and arrears

• Contributions to medical, education and other child expenses

Protection orders

• Domestic violence protection order applications

• Harassment protection order applications

• Responding to or opposing an application

• Varying or discharging an order

• Breach and enforcement of protection orders