130 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
3rd Floor, Wembley Square, 9 Solan Road, Cape Town
+27 (0)21 464 2400 Docex: 25 Cape Town
118 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
22nd Floor, 2 Long Street, Cnr. Long and Hans Strijdom Ave, Cape Town, South Africa+27 (0) 21 402 5000
91 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
4th floor, The Towers South, 2 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, 8001+27 (0)21 422 1323
68 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Panorama Healthcare Centre, 1st Floor, 60 Hennie Winterbach Street, Panorama, 7500021 590 7200 Docex: 85 Goodwood
37 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 5 Athos Chambers, cnr Campground and Austwick Avenue Rondebosch, Cape Town+27 (0)21 686 3452
32 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 405, 4th Floor, 42 Keerom Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 422 3020
31 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
The Chambers, 3rd Floor, 50 Keerom Street, Cape Town+27 (0) 21 424 4599 Docex: 140 Cape Town
27 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Unit 8, House Faure, 13 Brodie Road, Wynberg, 7800+27 (0)21 712 9851 Docex: 14
27 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
12th Floor, Touchstone House, 7 Bree Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 271 0700 Fax: +27 (0)21 419 3743
26 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
We offer our services nationwide including Cape Town with our main office in Pretoria.083 788 3964 WhatsApp: +27837883964
19 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Offices: , CPT: Dock Road Junction, Cnr Dock Road and Stanley Street, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001+27 (0)21 425 5604
17 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
301 Buitenkloof Studios, 8 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town010 449 9756
15 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
17th Floor, 2 Long Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 801 5240
15 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Radio House, 92 Loop Street, Cape Town086 099 5146
14 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
3rd Floor, The Chambers, 50 Keerom Street, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town021 422 0369
11 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Office 1402, 14th floor, South African Reserve Bank, 60 St George's Mall, Cape Town021 300 1037
9 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
3 Belgravia Avenue, Cape Town(+27) 71 622 6229
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Cape Town, Western Cape
807, 8th Floor, 47 Strand Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 422 0139
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Cape Town, Western Cape
8 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, 8001.065 083 9269
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Cape Town, Western Cape
3rd Floor, 107 Bree Str, 166 Longmarket Str, City Centre, Cape Town, 8001021 002 8525
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Cape Town, Western Cape
7th Floor Wale Street Chambers, 38 Wale Street, Cape Town, South Africa 8001
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Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 10001, 10th Floor, One Thibault, 17 Hans Strijdom Avenue, Cape Town021 271 0600
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Cape Town, Western Cape
Tiny Empire, 37 Buitenkant St, District Six, Cape Town,082 425 2345
14 years in practice
Claremont/Cape Town, Western Cape
Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont , 7700 (and Cape Town / Century City)087 702 2213
9 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
One Thibault, 17 Hans Strijdom Avenue, Cape Town, 80000212710600
6 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
210 Long Street Cape Town4811835Of the 65 law firms we list in Cape Town, 27 handle defamation & cyber law work, about 42% of the local market. MacRobert Inc has been practising the longest, at 130 years, followed by Adams & Adams and Abrahams & Gross. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use. Languages spoken across these firms include English and Afrikaans.
If someone publishes false and damaging statements about you, including on social media, you may have a claim for defamation. South African law also offers protection orders under the Protection from Harassment Act 17 of 2011 for online and offline harassment. Defamation and cyber lawyers help get content removed and claim damages.
Claims of up to R200,000 are heard in the district magistrate's court and up to R400,000 in the Regional Court. The Small Claims Court handles claims of up to R30,000 (from 1 August 2026) without lawyers. Cape Town has its own magistrate's court, the Cape Town Magistrate's Court at 7-11 Parade Street, Cape Town, 8000. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Cape Town itself: Legal Aid SA Cape Town Local Office, Cape Town Magistrate's Court, 8 to 11 Parade Street, Cape Town. The office has posted a temporary closure notice, so phone before you go. Legal Aid helps people who pass its means test, mainly in criminal, family and eviction matters.
Yes. Social media posts are treated like any other publication. A lawyer can advise whether the post is defamatory and send a demand to remove it.
An order from the magistrate's court under the Protection from Harassment Act that stops someone from harassing you, including online.
Compare the firms listed above that handle defamation and cyber matters in Cape Town.
Smaller civil claims from Cape Town are heard at the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. Larger claims go to the Western Cape Division of the High Court.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Cape Town is Legal Aid SA Cape Town Local Office.
