OUR VISION AND COMMITMENT TO YOU
- Experienced Service
- Sound Business Advice
- Innovative and Workable Solutions
- Training and Development
ABOUT US
Harmse & Du Toit Inc was established in 2005. The firm boasts an established track record of proven service excellence measured by the ability to deliver quality service through the unwavering commitment of our staff to efficiency, speed and the achievement of the best results of our clients.
Our professional team have considerable expertise in various fields of law and have grouped the firm into various divisions to offer multi-dimensional solutions and advice to our clients. The main services include property transfers, corporate and commercial contracting, litigation, estate planning and administration, and more.
We understand the need to keep abreast of new developments and technology, and to this extent have invested significantly in information and communication technology to ensure that the firm can manage any volume of work and deliver services also at the technology standards required by modern business.
WHY US?
- We pride ourselves on the personal attention our clients receive and the tailored services we provide.
- We stay abreast of new developments and technology in order to manage volume and provide quality services at the technology standards required by modern business and our clients.
- We maintain the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and business conduct and have an entrenched commitment to service and quality care.
- Through continued training and specialisation we identify and respond actively to new and emerging opportunities to service our clients and add value to their business.
OUR PEOPLE
We proudly introduce our Directors:
JOHANNES JACOBUS PIENAAR - An Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. LLB
KARINA HARMSE - An Attorney and Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa. LLB & LLM
GROUP STRENGHT
By means of regular electronic newsletter updates regarding various specialised disciplines such as tax and fiduciary, commercial law, labour law, higher education law, property law etc. we are kept informed and current regarding new regulatory developments, changes and events. As part of our value-added service we also make these electronic newsletters and updates available to our clients.
OUR SERVICES
A comprehensive range of services are available to respond to the business and legal needs of our clients and clients are assisted to address their needs as well as providing advice and putting strategies and structures in place for the long term.
Commercial
Commercial drafting and structuring services, ranging from specific agreements to tailored structuring and inter-related agreements.
Corporate and Finance
- Company, Close Corporation and other entity formation and registration
- Formation and use of Trusts
- Corporate structuring and restructuring
- Advice on structuring of transactions
- Corporate due diligence
- Drafting of agreements such as sale, lease, shareholder and other commercial contracts
- Performance agreements
Fiduciary services
- Estate planning and structuring
- Tailored expatriate estate planning and structuring services
- Administration of trusts
Private clients
- Ante–nuptial contracts
- Wills
- Sequestration and rehabilitation applications
Property
All aspects of property and commercial development as well as specialist advice on property rights, commercial and retail projects, due diligence exercises and town planning. These services include property transfers and registrations, commercial, sectional title registers, town and regional planning, land rezoning, consolidations, proclamations, subdivisions, expropriation and servitudes, site due diligence, commercial and property agreements, and land rights.
Litigation
- Dispute resolution processes as well as settlement and labour disputes
- Debt collection services of any size and in relation to any volume of debt
- Civil, criminal and labour advice, council representation and case management services to clients in litigious matters for magistrate court, high court, supreme court of appeal, labour court and labour court appeal as well as other formal and informal tribunals and forums.