GENERAL LEGAL INFORMATION

We provide practical legal advice across a range of personal, property, estate and commercial matters in Adelaide and South Australia. Many clients contact us when they need clear advice before signing documents, entering into an agreement, planning their affairs, or dealing with legal issues involving property, business or family assets.

Our work commonly includes:

  • independent legal advice
  • solicitor certificates
  • reverse mortgage advice
  • guarantor advice
  • retirement village contract advice
  • cooling-off waiver advice
  • Form 3 certification
  • franchise agreement review
  • contract drafting and contract review
  • commercial lease advice
  • business structure advice
  • notarial services
  • apostille and legalisation guidance
  • Wills and estate planning
  • enduring powers of attorney
  • advance care directives
  • South African cross-border legal assistance

We aim to provide advice that is clear, practical and commercially sensible. Clients often come to us when they are looking for:

  • a lawyer in Adelaide for independent legal advice
  • a solicitor for guarantor advice or lender certificates
  • advice before signing a reverse mortgage or retirement village contract
  • help with a commercial lease, business agreement or trust structure
  • notarial services for overseas documents
  • assistance with Wills, estate planning and succession issues
  • legal support for South African property or estate matters from Australia

Our focus is on helping clients understand their position, identify risks early, and move forward with confidence.

SOUTH AFRICA

Meyer van der Walt is a dynamic South African law firm with expertise in property and conveyancing law, administration of estates, notarial services, and commercial law.

Our head office is based in Potchefstroom, with additional supporting branches in Klerksdorp.

Our firm is duly registered with the Legal Practice Council pursuant to the provisions of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, as amended, and holds Fidelity Fund Certificates in compliance with the provisions of the aforesaid act. Our firms in Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp are further duly registered in terms of the Value Added Tax Act 89 of 1991, as amended, and the Companies Act 71 of 2008, as amended, as incorporated entities.

SOUTH AFRICA

+27 18 293 2901 info@mvdw.co.za

Australia

Responding to the unique needs of the growing number of South Africans living in Australia and New Zealand, we are proud to offer services directly to our individual clients in these countries.

Many of our clients live and work abroad and therefore rely on us to assist them with their property and estate needs in South Africa. To manage a transaction over great distances and borders goes hand in hand with various insecurities and risks for a client in the control and effective handling of a transaction. Contrary to these risks and insecurities, we offer a professional team that is able to meet directly with clients in Australia and New Zealand regarding property and estate matters that require attention in South Africa.

Regarding property transactions, we are ready to assist from Australia and New Zealand with, among others, the following:

AUSTRALIA

+61 48 153 6298 jason@mvdw.com.au