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Mhlaba & Associates advises individuals, families and businesses in Pinetown and elsewhere in KwaZulu-Natal across nine focused areas of practice. Select a service for practical information about the matters we handle, documents to bring and how a consultation can help.
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If you are uncertain which category applies, send a brief enquiry. The firm can identify the appropriate consultation after considering the nature and urgency of the issue.
We advise and represent people who may have been arrested or detained without lawful justification. Our work includes assessing the arrest, statutory notice requirements, available evidence and potential damages claims.
We assess and pursue claims arising from criminal proceedings allegedly instituted without reasonable and probable cause and with an improper purpose, considering the criminal record and the conduct of the relevant authorities.
We represent individuals and businesses in contested civil matters, from pre-litigation advice and demand through pleadings, discovery, trial preparation, advocacy and enforcement of court orders.
We provide practical advice where business relationships, private arrangements or competing rights develop into a dispute, selecting a proportionate route to settlement or litigation.
We assist with disputes concerning ownership, occupation, possession, boundaries, property agreements and other competing interests in land, using negotiated or court-based remedies.
We assist with divorce, division of the marital estate, maintenance, care and contact arrangements concerning children, settlement agreements and contested proceedings.
We assist families and representatives with reporting estates, executor guidance, identifying assets and liabilities, engaging creditors and beneficiaries, and progressing administration and distribution.
We advise on unpaid accounts, breached agreements and disputed obligations, considering the documents, prospects of recovery and the appropriate progression from demand to enforcement.
We prepare and conduct High Court application proceedings, including urgent, interlocutory and substantive applications, through disciplined evidence, precise papers and focused advocacy.
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