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Werksmans Attorneys is a South African law firm [3] [4] with offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Stellenbosch. [5] It was established in 1917. In 1993, Werksmans was one of the founding members of LEX Africa, currently the oldest and largest African network.
The Big Five law firms is a term informally used in South Africa to refer to those law firms which, collectively, are perceived to be the leading law firms based in South Africa. The following firms are usually seen as comprising the "Big Five" (listed alphabetically): [ discuss ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The New Jersey Law Journal has awarded Gibbons a "Litigation Practice of the Year" designation five times in recent years, in the employment, class actions, products liability, and commercial litigation categories and with the overall "General Litigation Practice of the Year" honor. [6]
In South Africa, [1] Attorneys are lawyers who provide legal advice and representation to clients, aiding individuals and businesses in their legal dealings, and as required, handling related correspondence and writing up contracts. In litigious cases, or when an opinion is required, the attorney will "brief" an Advocate; [1] see below.
The Labour Court is a South African court that handles labour law cases, that is, disputes arising from the relationship between employer, employee and trade union. The court was established by the Labour Relations Act, 1995 , and has a status similar to that of a division of the High Court .
The common law of South Africa, "an amalgam of principles drawn from Roman, Roman-Dutch, English and other jurisdictions, which were accepted and applied by the courts in colonial times and during the period that followed British rule after Union in 1910," [76] plays virtually no role in collective labour law. Initially, in fact, employment law ...
Defunct law firms of South Africa (2 P) Pages in category "Law firms of South Africa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
ENS currently has over 620 practitioners and was established over 100 years ago. The firm specialises in all commercial areas of Law, Tax, Forensics and IP. The firm is a Level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) contributor. [5] ENS is one of the traditional "Big Five" law firms in South Africa.