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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.
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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
An old Dutch law remedy, the mandament van spolie or spoliation order, is a quick remedy if someone dispossesses you…
A recent High Court judgment says an association cannot use biometric access to enforce an alleged default. The case also confirms that biometric access to your home can be protected as part of your possession of the property.
It is already illegal to employ someone who is not legally entitled to work in South Africa, while a new Bill proposes additional duties and higher penalties for employers
It’s unfortunately all too common a tale. Out of the blue, an older person, rendered vulnerable by age or illness, acquires a new “friend”. Before anyone in the family realises what’s going on, their loved one has died, and the fraudster claims to be sole heir in terms of a last-minute will.
One email had cost the buyers the sale, the money already paid, and a substantial additional amount.
There’s lots of online chatter about other types of “will” such as offshore wills, digital wills, business wills, ethical wills and living wills. What are they and do you really need to put them all in place?
For decades, South African law used the husband’s legal home at the time of marriage to decide which country’s law governed a couple’s financial and property rights when they had ties to more than one country. A recent Western Cape High Court judgment declared that rule unconstitutional and introduced a gender-neutral framework for deciding which country’s law applies.
In most cases hitting a pothole results in a damaged tyre or wheel. For one unfortunate motorcyclist who hit a 60cm behemoth near George, it meant losing a leg. The High Court held the Department of Infrastructure liable for his damages, finding that the roads authority had failed to detect, repair or warn road users about a dangerous defect it knew, or should have known, about.
Home security cameras are increasingly common, but protecting your property does not give you an unrestricted right to monitor your neighbours.
This old legal concept, meaning literally “the law of the domicile of the marriage”, addresses a fundamental question facing courts…
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
– Eleanor Roosevelt –
McIntyre Van der Post Inc.
Registration number: 1998/002098/21