Services Offered

This practice specialises in the following:

International Trade Investments and Business Law.

Providing 90% Non-Litigious work such as drafting documents and advising on title, cases that do not get into court tend to turn upon technicalities of company law, property and company finance. This will relate to company structuring, restructuring, registration and the type of corporate format they acquire. A healthy working environment with the Regional Standing Advisory Committee on Company Law, Committee of Stock Exchanges, and Committee of Central Bank Governors adds value on the kind of legal advice we give clients both corporate and para-statals. This working relationship is to be extended to the BRICS Development Bank.

Corporate Governance remains key to successful and sustainable business practices.

Taxation.

Companies often lose their capital, experience cash-flow problems and end in liquidation or take-overs because of bad tax planning. This emanates from failure to appreciate the tax benefits that they enjoy. The most important aspect in this regard is how to qualify for those tax benefits and maximising these benefits. Structuring companies in such a way that they fall in the categories eligible for Special Tax Incentives, e.g. Manufactures and Exporters. A company exporting to Angola and the region can benefit from Export Incentives in South Africa.  This company can benefit from the SACU arrangement.

Commodity Trade.

Sugar, wheat, maize, rice, cooking oil, fish and most important petroleum products require government control. How to affect better control mechanisms? How does this affect companies trading in them? Mechanisms of compliance with regulations and maximising profits. Drafting international trade agreements and negotiating

Minerals and Energy Resources.

Legislation involving the minerals and energy matters will be the focus point for governments in the region. This will include land rights, mining rights, exploration rights and manufacturing or beneficiating rights. Environmental Law relating to the how and when to exploit the minerals and energy resources.

Technologies and Construction Law.

This involves identifying the technological partners. Structuring the joint ventures and all antecedent agreements. Our special relationships with Cell-C, Transnet etc. could be an added advantage.

Business and Residence Permits.

This service will be linked to Okapi Vision‘s Migration Consultancy. This will enable the company directors, their families and employees to receive the requisite documentation in time without affecting the business.

• Work Permit.
• Business Permit.
• Private Investor Permit.

Stock Exchange.

Give advise and assist in actual listing of companies on the Stock Exchanges, whether Johannesburg, Windhoek and any Stock Exchange in the continent. Our participation in the creation of African Capital and close links to Mazwai Securities will provide our client base with much required expertise.

UN Security Council.

Networking with UN Security Advisors to add value to government clients who want to make strategic purchases, e.g. for the defence forces. Can this get the speedy approval of the UN and local controlling boards?