Commercial Department

Scott Bigby	Howard Stephenson
Department Head

The Commercial Department attends to commercial and business related contractual matters including the sale of businesses, shareholders’, partnership, joint venture, franchise, license, supply and loan agreements.

The department also assists clients with their intellectual property requirements by registering patents, trade marks and designs, and by enforcing clients' rights in that regard.

In order to facilitate our clients' business plans, we will provide advice on the most appropriate entity to be used for a particular venture, and will then register that entity efficiently and quickly.

We provide clients with professional advice regarding their relationships in the commercial arena, which include those with their customers, their suppliers, the various regulatory authorities and the South African Revenue Service.

We do provide advice for the restructuring of businesses, including mergers and acquisitions, and thereafter assist with effecting the recommended reorganisation so that it operates more efficiently in the dynamic commercial environment. We always pay careful attention to the specific business environment within which a client operates, so that our client enjoys a competitive advantage wherever possible or appropriate.  

Generally, we are able to provide our clients with fully integrated and comprehensive practical solutions to advance their goals to the best possible advantage.