56 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Parc du links, 9 Niblick Way, Somerset West
021 840 8000 Docex: 1
43 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
81 Helderberg College Road, Somerset West, 7130, Cape Town+27 (0)21 852 8313
42 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
2nd Floor, On the Greens, Golf Village, de Beer Street, Somerset West (Covering also the Stellenbosch & Strand Jurisdictions)021 852 4554
14 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Somerset West, Western Cape+27 (0)21 851 0320
8 years in practice
Somerset West, Western Cape
Unit 7 Tonquani House, 6 Gardner Williams Avenue, Paardevlei, Somerset West, 7130021 020 1586
Law Firm
Somerset West, Western Cape
We offer our services nationwide including Somerset West with our main office in Pretoria.083 788 3964 WhatsApp: +27837883964We found 6 firms in Somerset West that take on defamation & cyber law matters, out of 14 firms listed in the town. The longest established are Miller Bosman Le Roux (56 years), Hannes Pretorius Bock & Bryant Attorneys (43 years) and Saunders Osborne van der Watt (42 years). All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
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. Somerset West has its own magistrate's court, the Somerset West Magistrate's Court at 33 Caledon Street, Somerset West, 7129. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Stellenbosch, about 17 km away: Legal Aid SA Stellenbosch Local Office, Office 201, 2nd Floor, Eikestad Mall, Bird Street, Stellenbosch, 7600. 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 Somerset West.
Smaller civil claims from Somerset West are heard at the Somerset West 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 Somerset West is Legal Aid SA Stellenbosch Local Office, about 17 km away.
