96 years in practice
Tokai, Western Cape
1st Floor, Block K, The Terraces, Steenberg Office Park, Silverwood Close, Tokai, Cape Town
021 701 3860 Docex: 206
29 years in practice
Tokai, Western Cape
Unit Suit D1, Westlake Square, 1 Westlake Drive, Tokai, Cape Town, 7945.021 702 3070
27 years in practice
Tokai, Western Cape
Unit G2, Silverberg Terrace, Steenberg Office Park, Tokai, 7966+27 (0)21 712 9851 Docex: 14
27 years in practice
Tokai, Western Cape
Unit G2, Silverberg Terrace, Steenberg Office Park, Tokai, 7966+27 (0)21 712 9851 Docex: 14Litigation is offered by every one of the 4 firms in our Tokai directory, so you have a wide choice. By years in practice, the most experienced are Guthrie Colananni Attorneys Inc. -Deceased Estates/ Conveyancing ... (96 years), Matthews Enslin Incorporated (29 years) and TNK Attorneys - Turner Ntshingana Kirsten Attorneys (27 years). All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
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. The magistrate's court that usually serves Tokai is the Wynberg Magistrate's Court at 64 Church Street, Wynberg, 7824. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Athlone, about 11 km away: Legal Aid SA Athlone Local Office, 2nd Floor, Melofin Centre, Old Klipfontein Road, Athlone, 7764. 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 Tokai are heard at the Wynberg 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 Tokai is Legal Aid SA Athlone Local Office, about 11 km away.
