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Practice Areas
Family Law
We attend to divorce matters when your marriage fails thereby ensuring that you attain justice as far as the joint estate is concerned as well as other incidental issues. We attend to child and spousal maintenance matters and assist the court in arriving at a fair decision.
ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
Have you lost a loved one through death? Let’s help you achieve justice with regard to the assets of the deceased.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Administrative law matters involve the state and an ordinary person such as you and me. The State, as we all know, wields considerable power. You and I are not as powerful! However, before the law, we are all equal. When you feel aggrieved by a decision taken by the State (through its organs and employees) the best way to challenge it is through the law before which we are all equal. Your best armament in this fight is Michael Khumalo Attorneys Inc. Therefore, arm yourself with us.
CRIMINAL LAW
We do bail applications (Police bail, Prosecutor’s bail and Court bail application). If you have had a bail application refused by a court, we can either bring a renewed bail application (bail application on new facts) or appeal the decision of the court refusing your bail application with the High Court. We diligently do trials in respect of any charge from the most trivial offences to the most serious ones. We will do our legal best to ensure your acquittal. We also attend to appeals and reviews.
Civil Law
This is a broad field of law. We can, amongst other things, help you obtain an order against a person, company or state organ for them to do something or stop doing something. This is called an interdict! Have you just had something that you were in possession of taken away from you. We can apply to the court to make an order that the thing be returned to you thereby restoring the status quo ante. This is called mandament van spolie (spoliation). When you need legal assistance with the above or any other civil matter, please come and see us.
UNLAWFUL ARREST AND/OR DETENTION
As stated before, the state is a very powerful institution. However, whatever powers (including the power to arrest) that the police have are not unfettered. These powers are regulated and must be exercised within the confines of the law. So is the power to detain a person suspected of having committed a crime! Visit us and we will inform you whether your rights have been violated or not and if they were violated, we will help you claim for relief in this regard
RAF
Have you recently been involved in a motor vehicle accident? Did you sustain bodily injuries as a result thereto? Have you suffered loss as a result of the accident? Come and see us so we can help you access reparations in this regard. Do it now before your claim prescribes!
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 is the highest law of the country. It informs the shape and content of all other laws
CONTRACT LAW
Would you like to enter into a contract with any person or company? Have you entered into a contract with any person or company and are now involved in a dispute regarding the interpretation of one or more clauses in the contract? Is the other party simply not adhering to the contract? Do not hesitate to contact us so that we can help you do this the best way we know how!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the implications of failure to register a customary marriage?
A marriage that has not been registered with the Department of Home Affairs remains valid. In other words, failure to register a customary marriage does not affect the validity thereof. Registration is, however, advisable as a marriage certificate gets issued once it is registered. So, to prove the existence of a marriage, you need not rely on witnesses/evidence but the marriage certificate itself because witnesses may not be available when you need them.
What can I do if my relative has had his bail application refused in court?
Rather involve us from the beginning and increase your chances of getting bail than wait until this sad moment.
The most cost-effective way of dealing with this situation is to bring a bail application on new facts. A bail application on new facts entails going back to the same court that has refused bail & adduce evidence on facts which are new & did not exist at the time of the initial application
The second option is to bring an appeal or review against the order refusing him bail at the High Court. This is more expensive as the scale of the High Court is higher than that of the Magistrate’s Court. Furthermore, the record of the Magistrate’s Court will have to be transcribed and this contributes significantly to the costs.