Attorney Simon Dippenaar has a BBusSc LLB degree and Professional Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Cape Town, and is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He is the founder and director of private legal practice, Simon Dippenaar & Associates, with offices in Cape Town and Gauteng representing South African and international clients.
Simon’s dedication, diplomacy and compassionate approach extend from Family Law to each of his fields of expertise and have earned him a reputation for cracking cases where his competitors have failed. His associates are appointed for their skills specific to their areas of practice. In these pages, Simon’s devotion to the legal profession is evident in the quotes from SD Law’s appreciative clients (names withheld to respect confidentiality).
Simon is committed to serving his community and the less fortunate. He is on record in one of South Africa’s biggest mass eviction cases in Marikana, representing, pro bono, the unlawful occupiers and their constitutional right to adequate housing.
Simon is an executive member of the South African Police Services Forum and is head of finance, as well as a long standing member of Rotary International and member of the Cape Chamber of Commerce.
Craig Wilkinson, Founder and Executive Director of Father A Nation, recently on TEDx described Simon’s approach as one that, first and foremost, strives to achieve “high EQ win-win” resolutions.
A will provides certainty to your nearest and dearest about what you really own, and what should be done with it once you pass on. This certainty may prevent a lot of confusion and unnecessary arguments about how your estate is to be divided.
You may have been seduced by the beauty of the Cape, or Johannesburg’s clear blue skies. You could have found the spirit-lifting view you want to wake up to for the rest of your days.
Perhaps you’ve met the love of your life, are pursuing a career or want to invest in a country with golden prospects.
The laws involved may be new to you, and may vary significantly from those of your country of origin. Implications for your nationality and citizenship may cause you doubt, and you may feel lost as to which passport and visa arrangements or restrictions apply.
The security of your investments and pension may cause you anxiety that you could lose everything you’ve worked so hard at establishing. Taxation in this country may be a mystery to you, and you might be wary of who you can trust.
We are sworn attorneys qualified in commercial law, and we can advise you on best business practice in South Africa, and on protecting both your personal and professional interests.
If you’re an asylum seeker or refugee, you may be eager to secure legitimate employment. You may feel home-sick and wonder if you’ll ever see the family and friends you’ve left behind, and whether you’ll be able to support them from your host country.
Our immigration lawyers work with individual clients at every stage of the naturalisation process, offering expert advice with compassion and confidentiality.
English may not be your first language and you could feel disadvantaged by not understanding important information or complicated legal terminology. We use plain English and can assist you in your home language if needed.
There’s no sense delaying any longer when we can assist you with your rights and responsibilities in this country.
Mr Dippenaar is a trustworthy and ethical lawyer whose professional conduct and speedy resolution of my legal needs reassures me that I am in good hands. He has proven himself both knowledgeable and resourceful, regularly providing me with peace of mind. I consider myself fortunate to have found such a reliable lawyer.’
Are you considering the purchase of your first home or an investment property? You may feel overwhelmed by the many options offered by all the estate agents out there.
When you finally find your dream home, or that bargain property, you’ll need to move quickly to secure it.
Most important to you may be the terms about paying a deposit to your estate agent, the date you expect to take ownership of the property, and the conveyancer who will be appointed to take care of all the legalities involved.
An estate agent will help you sign a deed of sale, containing all kinds of provisions.
Whether you are a buyer or a seller of property, you would be best advised to be very careful about the agreements that you sign. It would also be wise to ensure that the property is transferred into your name by a reliable and experienced conveyancing attorney. Too often parties to a property transaction blindly sign deeds of sale without fully understanding them, nor do they realise that they have a say in which conveyancer registers the property on their behalf.
Often conveyancers have their secretaries do most of the work. These conveyancers then slavishly sign off on documents that may not meet the legal requirements for successful registration. We would never delegate conveyancing tasks to non-qualified members. We ensure that only professional and qualified staff members carry the responsibility, and keep you regularly updated and in the full picture on the transfer/registration of your property.
We manage transfers selectively so that we are confident of keeping a constantly close professional eye on your property transfer from A to Z.
We take special care in explaining the terms of any deeds of sale to our clients. We want you to be crystal clear about your rights and responsibilities, and to have realistic expectations about when you can move into your property, or begin to make money from it. We’re ideally positioned to help you realise your rights in terms of your deed of sale, so that your property is registered without any unnecessary delay.
Cape Town law firm Simon Dippenaar Law & Associates use the latest conveyancing software technology on the market, GhostConvey, to assist with registering your property in your name, in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.
There’s no sense delaying any longer when we can help to fast track the sale of your property.
Speak to Simon now about actioning your property transfer.
‘Mr Dippenaar was invaluable to me as a legal advisor and representative. He displayed a high-level of legal expertise that enabled us to adopt favourable legal positions in the face of challenging and often changing legal circumstances.’
You may be an ambitious entrepreneur, excited about conceiving a patent, unique product or service with serious promise, and which could make you a lot of money.
You might realise that the best and most responsible course of action is to start a legitimate business, so you’ve investigated registering a company.
You could have come across systemised ways of registering online or through your bank, and in your haste have decided to go this quick and cheap route.
Or, being careful and diligent, you may take this process more seriously and consult a lawyer about the various forms of business enterprise, their relative pros and cons, and which ultimately best suits your specific business idea.
This is a big step toward your goal of success and financial freedom. However, are you aware that registering an enterprise alone does NOT give you protection to use your business’s name as a trademark? In order to secure your business’s name, you need to complete and submit to government specific trademark registration documents.
You will know that a trademark is a brand name, slogan, logo, or combination of these used in selling your product or providing your service. No-one can copy this unique identity that distinguishes you from your competitors and allows you to build a reputation for your one-of-a-kind business brand. It‘s vital to protect your income when competitors could use your ideas to make money for themselves.
If you’ve thought about the long-term prosperity of what could very well be a popular and lucrative business, you might have a vision of expanding to all major city centres country-wide, and even internationally.
Potential partners could offer to help you run these businesses, and put up a lot of money for the right to use your brand/service in a new area. Securing your future right to sell your trademark, franchising, is a potential way of earning significant profits.
If you’re serious about protecting your business from competitors, and securing your ability to expand, extra caution is advised. Consult with a lawyer who’s familiar with corporate law and process.
On your instruction, we will diligently assist you to determine if your business name/logo is available and fast-track your application to register it as a trademark in compliance with government. Ensuring the proper registration of your trademark safeguards you with taking your business to the next lucrative level.
There’s no sense delaying any longer when we can reduce the risks and secure the future of your business from the very beginning.
Speak to Simon now about safely registering your trademark.
‘My experience working with Mr Dippenaar has been a delight, as he not only got the job done but did it with the utmost commitment and determination, yielding excellent results.’
You may be a young entrepreneur or a seasoned business person about to embark on a new venture or the restructuring of your current business plan.
You might be uncertain about the various business models and structures available to you.
You may have heard of the BBBEE Act, and terminology such as closed corporations or sole enterprises, but be uncertain of your compliancy, and if these have fallen away or may apply to you.
If you follow the news you may already know of the latest business models and structures to take advantage of.
Ultimately, you may be looking to set up a business to protect you in such a way that your personal liability is limited, and your ability to control the business and enjoy profits are maximised.
The last thing you want is for your business to be personally exposed to creditors, or lose control of its ownership and management to competitive or unscrupulous stakeholders. You will want assurance of your right to timeously receive all profits due.
It ‘s vital that you seek legal advice about the pros and cons of the various forms of business enterprise for your specific needs, before you start or make changes in your business.
As qualified and experienced attorneys, we are ideally positioned to help you to be proactive and to protect your interests. By structuring your business in a way that gives you peace of mind from the beginning, you can remain focused on the growth of your exciting venture.
There’s no sense delaying any longer when we can help mitigate any unnecessary breakdowns or losses to you down the road.
Speak to Simon now about securing your business.
You may be experiencing serious difficulty with your boss. It may seem that despite all of your best efforts to cultivate and sustain a positive and productive relationship with your superiors, things seem hopeless for reasons beyond your understanding or control.
You may also have been victim to very confusing behaviour, and extreme levels of passive aggressiveness from your boss. You might be feeling anxious and nervous about losing your job, and what will eventually happen to you.
Is your boss calling you names, and wrongfully degrading you or discrediting you to colleagues and clients?
It goes without saying that you do not have to accept this.
You do have legal options available; to help protect you against your employer’s bad treatment or so called victimisation, and other unreasonable treatment.
As attorneys, we are in a position to counsel you on the best possible legal strategy and procedure that you can implement right away, to stop being abused.
Even if you’ve already left your job, give us a call if you feel that you were either unfairly dismissed, or forced to resign. Our Cape Town attorneys can establish very quickly if you were, and if so, we may stand a very good chance of suing your employer for compensation.
There’s no sense delaying any longer whenyou’re being made to feel like a victim by your employer.
Speak to Simon now about how you can put a stop to abuse in the workplace.
