Hugh Raichlin Attorneys was established in 1992 and enjoys a sound reputation with colleagues and clients. The firm has been successful in a number of reported judgements which have contributed significantly to the development of South African Common Law. At Hugh Raichlin Attorneys, we pride ourselves on providing focused legal services of high quality to both private and corporate clients.
At Hugh Raichlin Attorneys we provide legal services in a wide area of family law including the drafting of ante-nuptial contracts, wills as well as the registration of family Trusts. The firm also attends to the winding up of deceased estates, conveyancing, labour law, drafting lease agreements and dealing with all aspects of landlord-tenant law as well as acting for property brokers in the recovery of commission claims.
Assisting clients in determining what amount of maintenance they should be able to claim from their ex-spouse after divorce. It is an area that requires an analysis of the earnings of each spouse, the needs of the children, and assisting our clients in understanding how the Courts go about sharing the numerous costs incurred in supporting a child between the parties. We appear for our clients in the various Maintenance Courts.
We assist clients in drafting cohabitation agreements taking into account all the nuances that there may be in living with one another in the absence of a marriage, as well as same-sex life partnerships.
We analyse the implications of the various customary law marriages in particular with reference to hos considering divorce. It is a complicated area of the Law that needs careful analysis in determining the financial claims the spouses may have against one another.
Drafting a legally binding Will ensuring the proper transmission of all your worldly possessions to your loved ones, is probably the last act of love you will do for them. It is also essential to take into account the tax aspects involved in planning for one’s family in the event of death. Particularly in current times with Covid, this is an issue on so many people’s minds. We assess the benefits of registering a Trust for living person’s as a method of estate planning and also consider with our clients creating a Will Trust which continues to make available income and capital to one’s nearest and dearest for years after the estate is wound up.
We appear at the relevant Courts to ensure that applications to obtain Protection Orders against abusive spouses or other parties. We endeavour to ensure that such Court Applications are dealt with in a professional manner and that the necessary relief is obtained.
Take care of those you leave behind. Our firm has had extensive experience in assisting clients with Estate Planning, and in this regard we utilise the services of experts in allied fields, for example Tax Planning, in providing our clients with tax effective solutions.
At the initial consultation, an analysis is done of each client’s specific needs, followed by the drafting of a Will either for an individual, or joint Wills for married couples.
The Wills may include Testamentary Trusts, in terms of which the testator (the party making the Will), creates a Trust which is administered by Trustees for the benefit of certain heirs of the estate, for many years after the death of the testator.
Our firm is able to assist clients with advice in commercial law matters, and draft a variety of agreements ranging from partnership agreements, Association agreements for Close Corporations, shareholders agreements, drafting a Memorandum of Incorporation in order for companies to comply with the New Companies Act, lease agreements, joint-venture agreements, employment agreements, and a host of other commercial agreements regulating the relationship between parties in the commercial environment.
Our firm has two highly experienced conveyancers with many years of experience, that have attended to property transfers including, sectional title, commercial and residential properties, as well as the registration and cancellation of mortgage bonds. Our firm is also able to assist clients with the registration of Notarial Bonds
