Taylor & Finlay

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Taylor & Finlay

Long-running Durban North partnership doing conveyancing, family, commercial and estate work, with a stated preference for mediation over court.

Profile checked: 16 October 2026

About Taylor & Finlay

Taylor & Finlay is a small partnership at 54 Chelsea Drive, on the corner of Broadway, in Durban North. The two partners are Graham Taylor and Ridwana Ibrahim, and the firm points to more than 35 years of experience. Graham Taylor has been in practice for more than 40 years. The website also describes the firm as serving the Umhlanga area.

The work is a broad suburban general practice. On the property side it transfers property, registers bonds, and sets up sectional title and share block schemes, including opening sectional title registers and forming body corporates. Business clients get help with leases, franchise, agency and distribution contracts, suretyships, credit application terms and the sale of businesses, as well as debt collection and credit control. The firm prosecutes and defends actions in the Magistrates' and High Courts and appears at arbitrations. For families it handles divorce, custody and maintenance, antenuptial and postnuptial contracts, wills and trusts, and it has also done trade mark searches and registrations.

The firm says it prefers to settle disputes by mediation where it can and that its billing is transparent. Graham Taylor can be reached at gtaylor@tayfin.co.za, and the office number is 031 564 7010.

What They Are Known For

  • Conveyancing: Transfers, bonds and sectional title or share block schemes.
  • Commercial work: Contracts, leases, franchise agreements and sale of businesses.
  • Family law: Divorce, custody, maintenance and antenuptial contracts.
  • Estate planning: Wills, testamentary and inter vivos trusts.
  • Litigation and collections: Court actions, arbitrations and recovery of overdue accounts.

Who They Help

Families, property owners and developers, and small and medium businesses in Durban North and Umhlanga.

Courts and Offices Covered

Taylor & Finlay appears at, or handles correspondent work for, the following:

  • Durban Magistrates' Court
  • KwaZulu-Natal High Court

Before You Call: Property & Conveyancing

If you are contacting Taylor & Finlay about a property & conveyancing matter, having these ready will make the first consultation quicker and more useful:

  • The signed offer to purchase or lease
  • Title deed details or erf number
  • Bond approval letter, if buying with a bond
  • ID documents of buyers and sellers

Frequently Asked Questions

Taylor & Finlay works from 54 Chelsea Drive (cnr Broadway), Durban North.

Its main areas are conveyancing, commercial work, family law, estate planning and litigation and collections. It lists 16 practice areas in total on our directory.

Yes. Property & Conveyancing is one of the practice areas Taylor & Finlay lists. Call the firm to check that it can take on your specific matter and to ask how it charges.

Yes. Business & Commercial is one of the practice areas Taylor & Finlay lists. Call the firm to check that it can take on your specific matter and to ask how it charges.

Yes. It covers Durban Magistrates' Court, KwaZulu-Natal High Court.

You can call +27 (0)31 564 7010 or email cheryl@tayfin.co.za.

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Quick Facts

  • LPC number: 38658
  • Partners: Graham Taylor, Ridwana Ibrahim
  • Offices: 54 Chelsea Drive (cnr Broadway), Durban North
  • Docex: 226 Durban
  • Years in practice: About 42 (listing information)

About This Profile

Written by CallMyLawyer from the firm's own website and public listing information, checked on 16 October 2026. It is not an endorsement.

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