Practice Areas
Why You Need the Top Lawyers
Knowing basic laws is one thing, but having a deep understanding of the laws and using them to protect and defend yourself requires years of study and field experience. That’s why we need lawyers. Lawyers are a fundamental component of society. Their role is to protect you when harmed and defend you when accused.
You might decide against taking the dangers of going it alone in many other circumstances involving a legal dispute, challenge, or agreement without the counsel of an expert attorney who can assist you. In fact, even while quality legal counsel may not be inexpensive, it can save you from a variety of difficult circumstances, including a nasty divorce and job loss.
Even though every person’s legal position is unique, there are several situations in which you should absolutely hire a lawyer. In fact, omitting to consult an attorney in some circumstances may result in a breach of contract, the failure of a claim, or even the imposition of jail time. The top ten explanations for hiring a lawyer are listed below.
In some situations, it’s probably not appropriate for someone who isn’t a lawyer to act like one. Even seasoned attorneys rarely speak for themselves in court. Additionally, lawyers frequently focus on one or more legal practice areas, such as tax law or criminal defense.
What is at risk? While a civil case may cause you financial harm, a criminal case may determine whether or not you are sentenced to prison time. In addition, many civil lawyers won’t receive a penny from you until they win your case. Additionally, as a plaintiff in a civil action, you might be entitled to deduct legal expenses, so hiring a lawyer might even be profitable for you.
Without the appropriate legal expertise, you might not be able to determine whether a crucial piece of evidence against you was obtained illegally or whether a witness’ testimony conflicts with previous statements. And was the evidence handled correctly by the crime lab at every stage? Your lawyer will learn and might get such evidence concealed.
What We Are Expert At
Legal Practice Areas
Litigation
The firm attends to Civil Litigation in both the High Court and Magistrates Court, including appearances.
Drafting of Wills
Do you want to put your affairs in order while you are still alive? We draft Wills which meets all the requirements of the Wills Act.
Administer Estates
Have you lost a family member and now are wondering how do you wind up the estates and distributes the money to the surviving beneficiaries? We are here to assist you to wind up your estate and distribute the assets of the estates in terms of the legislation.
Eviction
- Do you have tenants who do not pay you on time and you want to evict them out of your property? - We are here to assist you in legally evicting your tenants out of your property.
Road Accident Fund Claims
Have you been injured by the motor vehicle? Do you have a family member who died as a result of a motor vehicle accident? Our office have an experience in lodging RAF claims to the Road Accident Fund Offices.
Insurance Law
Is your insurance refusing to pay you your money? We assist client who want to negotiate payments with their insurance. Where necessary we assist clients in lodging a complaint with the Ombuds for Long Term Insurance. Contact our offices if you have any dispute with your insurance.
Debts Collection
Is there someone who owes you your money but is refusing to pay you? - Do you have a Short Terms Loaning Business and have a problem of debtors not paying you on time? - We are here to assist you in recovering all the money you are owed by your debtors.
Labour Law
- CCMA Appearances – We appear at your CCMA Conciliation and CCMA Arbitration hearing
- Unfair Dismissal – Have you been dismissed without any valid reason or without the employer following the proper legal procedure? We are here to protects all your legal rights.
- Retrenchments – Have you been retrenched but not paid your lump sum severance pay. We are ready to take your matter to CCMA.
- Equal Work: Equal Pay – Are you doing the same work as your colleagues but are paid lesser amount as compared to them? We are here to help you fight your case till the end.
Drafting of Contracts
- Motor Vehicle Sale Contract – do you want to sell your car or want to buy a car but you do not know how to draft a legally binding contract of sale. What are you waiting for, get in touch with us.
- Offer to Purchase Property Contract – are you planning to buy or sell a property? Do you need a legally binding offer to purchase? We are ready to offer our legal services to you.
- Business Contract – do you have a business and you need your customers to sign a valid contract before they do business with you? Get in touch with us now.
Divorce Law
- Divorce can be both painful and stressful. At ESSK ATTORNEYS we understand that, hence our friendly stuff are always advised to deal with such clients in a most compassionate and understanding manner. We ensure that we start and finish divorce matters within a reasonable time. There are typically two types of divorce:
- Contested Divorce – where your partner opposes the granting of divorce
- Uncontested Divorce – where your partner does not oppose the granting of divorce.
- We do both types of divorces exceptionally well. We have built a reputation in divorce matters as one of the best law firms in the business.
Medical Malpractice
Have you had an incident where a doctor performed a surgery incorrectly as a result causing a prolonged pain in your body? Have you had incident where a doctor prescribed wrong medication and as a result you suffered permanent bodily injuries. We are here to assist you in lodging a claim of malpractice.
