Correspondent Attorneys in Pretoria & Johannesburg
Our offices are strategically situated in close proximity to the Courts in Pretoria, Soshanguve, Johannesburg, Randburg, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp and Kagiso. We can offer a variety of legal services to the public and attorneys in South Africa. We are able to act as Correspondent attorneys.
Smith Inc. Attorneys
Correspondent Attorneys
Pretoria • Soshanguve • Johannesburg • Randburg • Roodepoort • Krugersdorp • Kagiso
Correspondent Attorneys
We are strategically located to effectively act as correspondent attorneys in Pretoria, Soshanguve, Johannesburg, Randburg, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp and Kagiso. We handle various cases across various jurisdictions across various fields of the law. We strive to maintain the highest standard of integrity and ethical conduct whilst providing you with professional services in many fields of law.
We have jurisdiction in the following Courts:
- Pretoria Central Magistrates’ Court
- Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court
- Pretoria High Court
- Master of the High Court PTA
- Family Advocate Pretoria
- Soshanguve Magistrates Court
- Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court
- Johannesburg High Court
- Labour Court Johannesburg
- Master of the High Court JHB
- Family Advocate JHB
- Randburg Magistrates’ Court
- Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court
- Krugersdorp Magistrates’ Court
- Kagiso Magistrates’ Court
Why choose Smith Incorporated?
Instruct us as your Correspondent Attorneys
Our Correspondent services includes:
- Urgent instructions
- Issuing, serving & filing
- Drafting legal documents
- Drawing Court files
- Court appearances & trials (Civil & Criminal)
- Section 65A appearances
- Postponements
- Indexing & paginating
- Queries
- Pre-trial conferences
- Default judgment submissions
- Opposed & unopposed motions
- Any ancillary instructions
- Regular updates on your matter
- Liaise with Sheriff and Court staff
- (All our fees are based on a Party-and-Party Scale)
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Where are our offices situated?
Brooklyn Bridge
3rd Floor, Building 2
Brooklyn Bridge Office Park
570 Fehrsen Street
Brooklyn
Pretoria, 0011
Contact us:
Tel: (074) 051 2722
Fax: (086) 501 5404
Email: reception@smith-inc.co.za
Clearwater Office Park
Building 3, Ground Floor
Cnr. Millenium & Christiaan de Wet Road
Clearwater
Roodepoort
1735
Contact us:
Tel: (071) 368 7336
Fax: (086) 501 5404
Email: reception@smith-inc.co.za
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Correspondent Attorney?
A correspondent attorney is an attorney who receives and executes instructions from an instructing attorney because the address of the instructing attorney is outside of the jurisdiction of a specific court. The correspondent attorney attends to the instructions received from the instructing attorney in the same manner as the instructing attorney would.
Why is it necessary to appoint a Correspondent attorney?
If a client needs to issue summons or an application and the address of the instructing attorney is not within a specific distance from the court where the summons or application needs to be issued, the attorney need to appoint a correspondent attorney. If the address of the instructing attorney exceeds 25 kilometers from the Courthouse in South Africa, he or she needs to appoint a correspondent attorney.
Who is the instructing attorney?
The instructing attorney is the attorney a client approaches for legal assistance who accepts the instructions of a client to execute the instructions.
Who is the correspondent attorney?
A correspondent attorney is an attorney that is appointed by the instructing attorney who is situated within a radius of 25 kilometers from the courthouse in which a legal action should be instituted.
Nature of Relationship
What are the duties of a correspondent attorney?
The correspondent attorney have more or less the same duties of that the instructing attorney has. The correspondent attorney should attend to the instructions of the instructing attorney in the same manner, skill, care, professionalism and urgency as the instructing attorney would have done. The duty of care on the instructing attorney is the same as the instructing attorney.
Who is the client?
The person or company that requires legal assistance or legal services is the client of the instructing attorney. The instructing attorney is the client of the correspondent attorney.
Who pays for the services of a correspondent attorney?
The instructing attorney is liable for the fees and disbursements of the correspondent attorney. The instructing attorney pays the correspondent attorney and in turn, collects the money from the client if the instructing attorney does not hold sufficient money in his or her trust account for the benefit of the client.