Business Lawyers in Richards Bay

Showing 1-7 of 7 law firms

130 years in practice

Shepstone & Wylie

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

9 Practice Areas Details

34 years in practice

Duvenage Inc

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

17 Practice Areas Details

22 years in practice

Lambert & Associates

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

  • icon Unit 19, First Floor, Partridge Place, Cnr Link & Tassel-berry, CBD, Richards Bay
  • icon+27 (0)35 789 9321
13 Practice Areas Details

14 years in practice

Reena Rajgopaul Attorneys Inc

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

  • icon 4th floor, Old Absa Building, Lakeview Terrace, Bullion Boulevard, Richards Bay
  • icon067 927 7113
10 Practice Areas Details

8 years in practice

Gabellah Attorneys

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

  • icon Office17 ZCBF, 6 Guldengracht, Richards Bay, 3900
10 Practice Areas Details

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Morrow Attorneys

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

6 Practice Areas Details

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P Moodley Attorneys Inc - Environmental Law Specialist (Richards...

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal

  • icon Serving all of KwaZulu-Natal, including Richards Bay with our Head Office in Ballito.
  • icon084 803 3918
11 Practice Areas Details

Business Lawyers in Richards Bay: what we found

All of the 7 law firms we list in Richards Bay take on business & commercial matters, which shows how central this work is for local practices. By years in practice, the most experienced are Shepstone & Wylie (130 years), Duvenage Inc (34 years) and Lambert & Associates (22 years). All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.

Business lawyers help companies and owners set things up properly and avoid disputes later. That includes registering companies with CIPC, drafting contracts and shareholders agreements, buying or selling a business, franchising and compliance with laws such as the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and POPIA.

Where business & commercial matters from Richards Bay are handled

Company registrations, trade marks and patents are filed with the CIPC online, so a firm anywhere in the country can handle them. Contract disputes go to the magistrate's court or the High Court depending on the amount. The High Court for Richards Bay is the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, which sits in Durban (about 155 km away).

What business lawyers in Richards Bay can help with

  • Drafting and reviewing contracts
  • Company registrations and the Companies Act
  • Shareholders and partnership agreements
  • Buying and selling a business
  • Franchise agreements
  • POPIA and compliance

Before you call a firm

  • Company registration documents
  • Draft or existing agreements
  • A short summary of the deal or dispute
  • Key deadlines

Frequently Asked Questions

You can register a company yourself on the CIPC website. A lawyer is useful for the shareholders agreement and Memorandum of Incorporation, which decide how the business is run.

Typically how decisions are made, how shares can be sold, what happens if a shareholder leaves or dies, and how disputes are resolved.

Compare the firms above that handle commercial work in Richards Bay and ask whether they offer fixed fees for contracts and agreements.