Hennie van der Walt Attorneys (Midrand)

Hennie van der Walt attorneys has grown into a niche law practice which focuses on several complex areas of the law. These practice areas include family law, landlord and tenant law, employment law, litigation, drafting of agreements and also the drafting of Wills and Estate planning.
Our client base is spread throughout the bigger Johannesburg and Pretoria region and is not specifically based in one geographical location. Our focus is rather to assist clients who need assistance in one of our practice areas than to exclusively focus on clients in one area.
We have therefore dealt with matters in different courts and forums over the years. These include, amongst others, the Randburg, Pretoria, Roodepoort, Kempton Park, Johannesburg and Benoni Magistrate’s Courts as well as the Pretoria and Johannesburg High Courts.
We have also appeared in forums such as the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Benoni.
Our fields of expertise include Civil Litigation, Divorce and Family Law, Landlord and Tenant Law, Labour Law and Wills and Estate Planning.
Civil Litigation:
Letters of demand
Summonses and pleadings in the Magistrate’s and High Court
Motion Court proceedings
Applications for default judgment
Recission of Judgement applications
Settlement Negotiations
Preparation for Trial
Divorce and Family Law:
Divorce summonses in the Regional Court and High Court
Interim applications for maintenance
Children’s Court and Maintenance Court matters
Parenting Plans and Parental Rights Agreements
Assistance with domestic violence matters
Drafting of settlement agreements
Landlord and Tenant Law:
Residential Eviction applications
Commercial Eviction applications
Collection of outstanding rentals
Drafting of Lease Agreements
Spoliation Applications
Appearances before the Rental Housing Tribunal
Labour Law:
Assistance with arbitration proceedings at the CCMA
Assistance to employers with the full retrenchment process
Assistance to employers with workplace discipline
Chairing of Disciplinary hearings
Wills and Estates:
Drafting of simple Wills, Drafting of complex Wills with testamentary trusts, Assistance with Estate Planning