Services

At Marto Lafitte & Associates Inc., we offer a focused range of legal services designed to deliver practical, strategic outcomes. Our legal solutions are tailored, cost-effective, and backed by decades of specialised experience.

We represent clients across a wide range of legal disputes. We provide efficient, results-driven litigation services across all forums, including in the Magistrates’ Court, High Court, and arbitration panels, delivering practical, cost-conscious solutions with speed and precision.

We assist with litigation disputes including:

• Contractual and commercial disputes
• Property and sectional title litigation
• Landlord-tenant and eviction matters
• Debt recovery, collections, and foreclosure litigation
• Urgent applications and interdicts
• Delictual damages claims
• Construction, building, and agency disputes
• Family law, including divorces, maintenance, and domestic disputes

We advise on the full lifecycle of commercial transactions and corporate structuring. Our services include:

• Drafting and negotiating shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, and bespoke company structures
• Advising on credit agreements, specialised commercial contracts, and compliance with the Consumer Protection Act
• Preparing sale and lease agreements, building contracts, and development agreements for retail malls, office parks, and mixed-use property developments
• Advising on cluster and sectional title schemes, leasing strategies, and property tax implications (in collaboration with specialist associates)
• Company and close corporation registration and restructuring

Our commercial law offering is built for agility, accuracy, and risk mitigation—whatever the size or stage of your business.  We work with entrepreneurs, SMEs, and established enterprises to deliver precise, practical legal solutions that protect your business.

Our conveyancing department offers a full spectrum of property-related services, with proven expertise in both residential and commercial transactions.

We handle:

• Conventional and sectional title transfers
• Bond registrations and cancellations
• Opening of sectional title registers
• Township establishment and proclamations
• Subdivisions, consolidations, and servitudes

We also advise on property litigation, including:

• Contractual disputes
• Landlord and tenant matters
• Agency and commission disputes
• Building disputes

Our longstanding relationships with major banks and developers reflect our trusted position in the South African property landscape.

We help individuals and families plan for the future with clarity and care. Our services include:

• Drafting of wills that align with your wishes and protect your beneficiaries
• Designing tax-efficient estate plans, including trust formation
• Administration of deceased estates with full legal and compliance support

We understand the sensitivity of these matters and offer guidance that is both legally sound and personally considerate.  Our role is to simplify the process and redefine the estate experience by combining professionalism with compassion.

Our collections and banking law department provides efficient, structured and results-driven legal services to financial institutions, corporate creditors, businesses and private clients.

With extensive experience in high-volume recoveries, foreclosure litigation and judgment enforcement, we understand the importance of accuracy, turnaround time and practical recovery strategies. Our team combines legal precision with disciplined process management to ensure that matters are handled effectively from demand stage through to enforcement.

We assist with:

• Debt recovery and collections
• Foreclosure litigation
• Banking law and credit-related disputes
• Repossessions and asset recovery
• Judgment enforcement and execution proceedings
• Section 129 notices and National Credit Act-related processes
• Settlement negotiations and payment arrangements
• High Court and Magistrates’ Court recoveries
• Commercial collections and debtor management
• Reporting and process support for financial institutions and corporate clients

Our approach is focused on efficiency, compliance and measurable outcomes. We work closely with clients to develop practical recovery strategies that protect their interests while ensuring that each matter is managed with accuracy, urgency and accountability.