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
130 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
6th floor, 33 Bree Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 419 6495
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
36 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Unit 5, 1st Floor, 35 On Rose, Rose Street, Cape Town+27(0)21 671 6484
35 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 301, 3rd Floor, 7 West Quay, West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town+27 (0)21 417 3300
33 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
12th Floor, Reserve Bank Building, 60 St Georges Mall, Cape Town , 8001+27 (0)21 422 3643
32 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 405, 4th Floor, 42 Keerom Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 422 3020
32 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
14 Karoo St, Kempenville, Bellville, 7530+27 (0)21 949 2270 WhatsApp: +27635392504
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
29 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
4th Floor, 56 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 422 1182 Docex: 218 Cape Town
29 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
18A Ascot Road, Kenilworth, Cape Town+27 (0)21 671 7002
29 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Neil Kaplan Law, 7th Floor, 38 Wale Street, Cape Town084 572 1115
28 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
15 Laurentia Way, Hout Bay, Cape Town+27 (0)21 790 5977
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
24 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Cape Town, Western Cape082 872 8082
24 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
6th Floor, 71 Loop Street, Cape Town+27 (21) 422 1870 Docex: 322 Cape Town
22 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
10th floor, Touchstone House, 7 Bree Street, Cape Town0861 465879 Docex: 146 Cape Town
22 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
105 First Floor, Millvale House, 6 Millvale Road, Milnerton, Cape Town021 551 5240
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
18 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Kay Jay House, 48 Dorp Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 492 2891 Docex: 113 - Cape Town
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
14 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Unit A15, 1 Westlake Square, 1 Westlake Drive, Tokai063 874 4341 WhatsApp: +27638744341
14 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Unit 61, 2nd Floor, Roeland Square, Drury Ln, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001021 204 9974
13 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Spaces Building, 50 Long Street, Cape Town, Western Cape010 591 9254
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
7 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Third Floor, The Chambers, 50 Keerom Street, Cape Town CBD, 8001021 203 0495
6 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
7 Riverstone, Wynberg Upper, Cape Town062 678 4931 WhatsApp: +27626784931
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
807, 8th Floor, 47 Strand Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 422 0139
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 1206, 12th Floor, Touchstone House, 7 Bree Street, Cape Town021 569 0632
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
8 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, 8001.065 083 9269
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
3rd Floor, 107 Bree Str, 166 Longmarket Str, City Centre, Cape Town, 8001021 002 8525
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
7th Floor Wale Street Chambers, 38 Wale Street, Cape Town, South Africa 8001
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 10AB, 10th Floor, The Pinnacle Building, Cnr Strand, Burg and Castle Street, (Entrance on Burg Street), Cape Town+27 (0)21 007 5828 Docex: 202 Cape Town
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 10001, 10th Floor, One Thibault, 17 Hans Strijdom Avenue, Cape Town021 271 0600
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
Suite 14001, 12th Floor, One Thibault, cnr Long Street & Hans Strijdom Avenue, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town.021 100 6177 Docex: 136
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
Corner of Main & Camberwell Roads, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town083 235 6926
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
Tiny Empire, 37 Buitenkant St, District Six, Cape Town,082 425 2345
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
9th Floor Vunani Chambers, 33 Church Street, Cape Town+27 (0)21 422 5333
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
2nd Floor, 77 Hout Street, Cape Town021 180 2555
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
2nd Floor, Wembley Square 3, Cnr McKenzie & Glynn Street, Gardens, Cape Town021 569 6050
Law Firm
Cape Town, Western Cape
7th Floor, 38 Wale Street, Cape Town, 8001076 018 7214
24 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
No 45, Ashwood Centre, Parklands Main Road, Parkland 7441021556652
14 years in practice
Claremont/Cape Town, Western Cape
Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont , 7700 (and Cape Town / Century City)087 702 2213
11 years in practice
Cape Town | Paarl, Western Cape
CAPE TOWN: Dock Road Junction, Cnr. Dock Road and Stanley Street, V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001 PAARL: 1st Floor, 1 van der Lingen Street, Corner of van der Lingen Street and Pastorie Avenue, Paarl, 7646(+27)21 4255604
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 Town4811835
2 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Dock Road Junction, Cnr.Dock Road and Stanley Street, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001021 425 5604
1 years in practice
V&A Waterfront, Western Cape
Dock Road Junction, Cnr.Dock Road and Stanley Street, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001
1 years in practice
Cape Town, Western Cape
Dock Road Junction, Cnr.Dock Road and Stanley Street, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, 80010214255604We found 58 firms in Cape Town that take on litigation matters, out of 65 firms listed in the town. MacRobert Inc has been practising the longest, at 130 years, followed by Shepstone & Wylie and Adams & Adams. 3 of them have been practising for five years or less. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use. Offices are spread across Cape Town | Paarl, Claremont/Cape Town and V&A Waterfront. Languages spoken across these firms include English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu..
Litigation lawyers take disputes to court when they cannot be settled. Depending on the amount and type of claim, a matter may be heard in the magistrate's court, the regional court or the High Court. Good litigation lawyers also know when mediation or arbitration will get a faster, cheaper result.
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.
It mainly depends on the value and type of the claim. Smaller claims go to the magistrate's or regional court, larger and more complex matters to the High Court.
Yes. Many disputes are resolved through negotiation, mediation or arbitration, which is usually quicker and cheaper.
Ask about the firm's experience in the relevant court and get an estimate of costs, including the other side's costs if you lose.
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.
