Advertising Law
At Ashersons, our professional team has represented advertising and marketing companies for decades, focused mainly in the outdoor advertising spaces. Advertising and Marketing Law refers to the body of laws related to the means and methods of communicating information about…
Commercial Law
At Ashersons our Commercial team provides proactive and commercially focused advice to a diverse range of clients, ranging from start-up businesses to listed companies and institutions. Commercial law, also known as business law, is the body of…
Criminal Law
This is the body of law that relates to crime. It regulates social conduct and proscribes whatever is threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people. In South Africa, as…
Insolvency Law
You’re insolvent if you are unable to pay your debts! Insolvency law in South African law refers to a status of diminished legal capacity imposed by the courts on individual persons, companies, close corporations, partnerships or trusts who are unable…
Notarial Deeds
In South Africa, a Notary Public is an attorney who has been admitted by the High Court as a Notary Public, and who has special powers to draw up and attest to certain documents which are used both locally and overseas.
Antenuptial Contracts
Congratulations on your engagement and pending nuptials! Marriage is most certainly one of the biggest commitments that one will make during one’s lifetime, and unfortunately it also ranks among our biggest causes of stress. There are 3 possible marital regimes in South…
Commercial Property
In order to give clients the best advice on the law applicable to commercial property and property finance, one requires a thorough understanding of a number of different aspects of law and also the knowledge on how best to structure…
Family Law
Also called matrimonial law, is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations, and includes: marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships, adoption, divorce, maintenance claims, etc. In South Africa family law is more…
Litigation
Our commercial litigation specialists are well placed to analyse commercial disputes and identify creative solutions that prevent disputes from escalating to the point where they have to be resolved by a court. We understand that defending the client’s…
Personal Injury
Whilst the law requires all of us to take reasonable and appropriate care of our own actions, it also requires persons in control of premises, a vehicle or an animal to take reasonable care in minimising or…
Aviation Law
At Ashersons we provide a full range of aviation services and have an appreciation and understanding of the aviation industry. Aviation law is the branch of law that concerns flight, air travel, and associated legal and business…
Conveyancing
In law, conveyancing is the transfer of legal title held by one person in immovable property from that person to another, or the granting of an encumbrance over the property such as a mortgage bond or a lien to…
Franchising
A franchise agreement is a legally binding contract entered into between the owner of a brand (this is the ‘franchisor’) and a third party business (this is the ‘franchisee’) in terms whereof the franchisee is allowed to…
Mediation
Although not always well understood in South Africa, mediation is a powerful dispute resolution strategy. Stripped down mediation may be defined as negotiations facilitated by a neutral third party, called the mediator, who helps the parties rediscover what…
Trusts and Estates
Wills, Estate Planning and Estate Administration – Our Wills, Trusts and Estates services ensure that your assets are protected during your lifetime, while planning ahead to prepare for your survivors after your death. We also advise you whenever new rules…