As a boutique practice, our firm is committed to offering you specialised legal services. Our firm was established in 2008 and was built up during the economic recession of the time. Thus, we understand the need to limit risk through sound financial planning, a carefully constructed infrastructure and well constructed contracts. We understand that running a successful business is not only about access to information, but about obtaining practical, objective advice that quickly and accurately deals with a specific matter or business goal. In short, we understand the needs of business owners because we are a business.
We don’t claim to be a one stop shop. We don’t dabble in multiple fields of law. We focus on consistently offering expert advice and we ensure that we grow by recruiting and training excellent attorneys in a given field.
With this in mind, we have built up a specialist team to provide you with legal solutions to your business requirements, and a framework within which your business can meet its goals.
At HWD Attorneys Inc, we recognise that the construction industry has specific needs and requires expert advice. To cater for this, we have created a construction unit manned by attorneys with expertise in the areas of litigation, mediation, insolvency-related matters and the drafting of agreements – all specific to this industry.
The practice of construction law in South Africa is dynamic and requires comprehensive commercial advice and innovative practical solutions from expert practitioners in order to ensure that clients reach their business goals.
We offer expertise in a broad range of construction-related work pertaining both to South African and cross-border contracts. Our team advises clients on matters which include: extension of time claims, penalty provisions in agreements, liens, standard form contracts, compliance with applicable legislation, forms of security, professional liability claims, breach of contractual obligations, payment disputes and risk analysis.
When assisting clients, our starting point is always ensuring that we understand what our clients want to achieve. From there we work with our clients to reach the desired outcome as expediently and cost-effectively as possible.
P.O. Box 16536
Vlaeberg 8018
First Floor
17 Old Stanhope Road
Claremont
Cape Town
Tel: +27 (0)21 671 4773
Fax: +27 (0)86 276 1129
info@hwdattorneys.co.za