TD LEDWABA AND ASSOCIATES INC

DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW

We specialise and offer services concerning:

• Spousal Maintenance;
• Rule 43 Applications (interim relief or maintenance pending the finalization of divorce);
• Maintenance and patrimonial issues relating to marriage and divorce;
• Guardianship applications and mediations;
• Domestic violence and harassment;
• Divorce proceedings;
• Divorce mediation and settlements;
• Children’s rights and access to children;
• Adoptions.

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW

TDLA INC offers comprehensive, effective and progressive advice to a large and growing number of major clients in respect of all aspects of South African Employment Law:

• General Employment Law;
• Arbitration and Mediation;
• Collective Bargaining Issues and Strike Management;
• Representations at disciplinary hearings and related enquiries;
• CCMA and Bargaining Council Representations;
• Drafting of Employment and related Contracts;
• Employment Discrimination;
• Employment Legislation;
• Employment Litigation (Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court);
• Dispute Resolution;
• Restructuring and retrenchment planning;
• Pension Law and Employee Benefits;
• Training, Seminars and Employment Law Updates;
• Providing legal counsel on all employment-related matters.

CIVIL LITIGATION 

Civil Litigation department of TDLA INC institutes & defends Legal Proceedings in the best possible manner. Such services include but not limited to:

• Neighbour disputes;
• Administrative law and access to information matters;
• Debt collection and related matters;
• Personal injury matters;
• Professional negligence matters by attorneys and other professionals;
• Sectional title, homeowner associations and rental housing matters;
• Credit law matters;
• Defamation and infringement of dignity matters;
• Evictions;
• Claims against RAF;
• Other general litigation matters.

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW

We offer a wide range of Corporate and Commercial services to our clients including but not limited to:

• Template contracts;
• Standard terms and conditions;
• Shareholders agreements;
• Partnership agreements;
• Memorandum of Incorporation;
• Drafting and interpreting of commercial contracts;
• Corporate restructuring;
• Company set-up;
• Company secretarial services;
• Commercial lease agreements;
• Advice on commercial issues.

CRIMINAL LITIGATION

Our experience covers all areas of criminal law in a variety of areas, including but not limited…

• Abduction;
• Armed Robbery;
• Arson;
• Assault (including common assault);
• Bigamy;
• Bribery;
• Corruption;
• Dealing and Possession of drugs;
• Defeating and/or obstructing the ends of justice;
• Drunk and Driving matters;
• Escaping from custody and/or obstructing the police;
• Extortion;
• Forgery and/or uttering;
• Fraud;
• Housebreaking;
• Incest;
• Indecent assault;
• Kidnapping;
• Malicious injury to property;
• Murder;
• Public Indecency;
• Public Violence;
• Rape;
• Receiving stolen property;
• Tax Related Charges;
• Theft (including shoplifting);
• Treason;
• Trespassing.

We assist our clients in all areas of concern from obtaining after hours bail at police stations and opposed bail applications in court, to the investigating of the alleged offence and conducting the trial.

We also offer appeal services, be that applying for leave to appeal against unwanted convictions or conducting the appeals in the high court against unwanted convictions and undesired sentences.

WILLS, ESTATES AND TRUST

Our highly specialised team of Attorneys provides professional assistance in respect of:

• Litigation relating to estate late matters.
• General advice relating to the administration of an estate;
• Formation of family and business trusts;
• Drafting, Registration and Administration of Trusts, including the acceptance of appointment as trustee for Trust Administration;
• Drafting and reviewing of Wills and Testaments;
• Drafting and Registration of various Notarial Documents;
• Curatorship Applications and Administration;
• Administration of deceased estates;