Smith Kruger & Viljoen Attorneys (Bryanston)

Smith Kruger & Viljoen Attorneys previously known as P Smith Attorneys is a young dynamic and experienced attorneys who are geared towards agility, enabling them to adapt and meet you on your terms. Our skills and experience are constantly on call by both local and international clients to provide advice on complex areas at the law.
We offer a wide range of business related and personal legal services, which are tailor-made to suit the needs of our clients.
Area of expertise:
Commercial & Corporate law
Wills, estates & trusts
Family law
Divorce litigation
Conveyancing
Debt collection
Criminal litigation
Notarial services
Personal injury claims
What we do
1. Family Law
Family Law is our biggest division, and we are passionate about it. We specialise in the following:
Divorce and maintenance matters. This includes (but is not limited to) protection orders; Rule 43 Interim Application; Edictal Citation (when your spouse lives in another country); Opposed and unopposed divorces; child maintenance and primary residence and contact issues pertaining to the minor children.
Ante nuptial contracts
Trusts
Wills
Adoption
2. Criminal Law
Criminal law (which is to be distinguished from its civil counterpart) forms part of the public law of South Africa, as well as of the substantive law (as opposed to the procedural). We deal with all criminal matters including:
Bail applications
Offence against the person (Assault, battery, criminal negligence, false imprisonment, kidnapping, mayhem, robbery, sexual assault, rape)
Found in possession of suspected Drugs
Driving under the influence
Attempted Murder, Murder
Crimes against property (arson, blackmail, burglary, embezzlement, theft, robbery, extortion, false pretences, fraud, rape).
Crimes against justice (Compounding, misprision, obstruction, perjury, obstructing the course of justice).
3. Litigation
All High Court, Regional Court and Magistrate Court Litigation. This includes, but is not limited to:
Landlord and Tenant disputes
Contractual disputes
Recession Applications
Debt collecting
Property disputes or damages
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Business disputes
Commercial law disputes
4. Commercial Law
The Commercial Law division works closely with other divisions. Included in this is preparing and vetting all business documents to ensure compliance with legislation and common law:
Franchise agreements
Sale of business agreements
Agency and distribution agreements
Sale agreements and agreements of lease
Confidentiality agreements
Partnership agreements
Shareholders agreements
Mergers and Acquisitions
Deeds of cession
Sale of business agreements
Sponsorship agreements
Advertising agreements
Loan agreements
Sale agreements
Distributor agreements
5. Conveyancing
Through our association with Heidtmann and Du Preez Attorneys we offer conveyancing services.
Working Hours
Mon to Fri – 7:00am to 4:00pm

Correspondent Work
Our Firm of Attorneys consists of a dedicated department equipped to deal with all kinds of Correspondent Work.
Just because your offices do not fall within the jurisdiction of a specific Court does not mean that you have to compromise on the level of service your Client has become accustomed to. In fact, at SKV Attorneys Inc. we understand how important your matter is and therefore we strive to provide the same level of service as if you were directly involved, thereby reducing the jurisdictional barrier for yourselves and your Client.
If your matter deserves uncompromising attention to detail and efficient up to date reports, then make us your Correspondent of choice. Visit our family lawyer page for more information regarding family litigation

We can assist with all your Correspondent needs in the following jurisdictional areas:
Randburg Magistrates and Regional Court
Johannesburg Magistrates and Regional Court
Family Court, Johannesburg
High Court, Gauteng Local Division