Sago B.C. Attorneys Incorporated

Practice Areas

What we do?

 

We provide legal solutions 

 

At Sago BC Attorneys, we provide comprehensive legal services that cater to our clients and their specific legal needs. Our goal is to provide tailor-made comprehensive legal solutions in a number of areas of the law. We are also experienced in correspondence work which we are always keen on doing. We aim to be the go-to correspondence lawyers in Soweto.

Criminal Litigation

 

We provide unparalleled, efficient and competent criminal litigation services to criminally accused clients, including the provision of bail applications and conducting representations where we feel that there are no merits for prosecution. We provide competent criminal legal representation from the accused clients' first appearance through trial and prosecute an appeal should the need arise. We consider ourselves specialists in the area of criminal litigation. 

Administration of Deceased Estates

 

We provide services in the area of the administration of deceased estates, starting from reporting the estate with the Master of the High Court, Letters of Executorship, advertising of estates, drafting liquidation and distribution accounts, winding up of estates and distribution thereof. 

 

We are in association with Notaries and Conveyancers and as such we administer the estates until the property is ultimately transferred and or sold in pursuance of the executors mandate and the Masters directive.

Civil Litigation 

 

We pride oursleves that our professionals and our support staff have mastered the art  of civil litigation in both the Lower and Higher Courts. We litigate against organs of state particularly the Road Accident Fund, Minister of Police and the Minister of Health. We have litigated against the Minister of Health for medical negligence as well as medical malpractice. 

 

Our experience in civil litigation starts from letters of demand, summons, pleadings up to trail and judgment as well as negotiating settlements on behalf of clients. It should be mentioned that  our Director acted s a Litigation Director for the City of Johannesburg Municipality who was responsible for the overall litigation for and against the City and for various litigation issues involving different Departments of the City. He was responsible for liasing with external Attorneys, instructing Attorneys and Advocates including Senior Counsels. He would attend to consultations and be involved in the preparationsof pleadings from start to end. 

Employment and Labour Law

 

Our firm possesses sound expertise and experience in the field of Labour Law and Employment Law. We have represented clients in disputes arising from insubordination, mal-performance of employment duties as well as breach of contract. We have also represented clients in cases involving unfair dismissal, contructive dismissal, suspensions and representing clients in disciplinary hearings, appeals, bargaining council including the Labour Court. We are also experienced in presenting and presiding on labour related cases.

 

We have considerate experience in drafting charge sheets for internal disciplinary hearings, drafting of legal opinions on labour matters and drafting employment contracts. We also have experience in drafting employee codes and other Human Resources policies. 

Procurement Law

 

We consider oursleves as a specialist  in public sector procurement law. Our Director has considerable experience in supply chain management processes and policies in the public sector. He has sat on bid specifications and bid evaluations of small, medium and large tenders for the Municipality and has provided legal advice and legal opinions on supply chain management processes. Our Director has ratified reports on SCM Policies and processes. He has provided legal advise to the BID adjudication committee of the City of Johannesburg. The Director was involved in Litigation involving Procurement on cases against the City of Johannesburg. He was involved in tenders like the appointment of Telkom by the City of Johannesburg, the appointment of MTN by the City of Johannesburg as well as the appointment of Evaluations Enhanced Properties PTY (LTD). The Director was responsible for giving Legal advise and opinion to the City Manager, Executive Mayor and various Council Committees.

Commercial Litigtion and Contracts

 

We provide and render legal services in this regard as well either instituting on behalf of clients or defending litigation brought against our clients. The litigious matters we handle range from a variety of issues including:

 

  • Contractual disputes
  • Debt collection
  • Varied commercial disputes
  • Evictions
  • Disputes arising out of the exercise of administrative power; and
  • Construction related disputes

 

We are experienced in the drafting and vetting of complex commercial contracts in that we have prepared and drafted a contract for the provision of cellular phones, airtime and data on behalf of the City of Johannesburg for Telkom, MTN, Evaluations and various other service legal agreements with Service Providers. We are further experienced in negotiating complex commercial contracts as well as ordinary contracts.

Administrative and Constitutional Law

 

Our firm has experience in administrative and constitutional law in that our Director was involved, amongst others, in the case of the City of Johannesburg valuations Appeal Board and Administrative Law case that ended up at the Constitutional Court. The Director was also involved in the case of Metropol PTY(LTD) against the City of Johannesburg which matter ended also at the Constitutional Court. The Director was also involved in the case of Waterval Islamic Institute against the City of Johannesburg and was quoted in that judgement as a diligent Municipal Official. All the cases mentioned above involved exercise of Administrative power and has constitutional considerations that had to be decided upon by the Constitutional Court.

Consumer Protection and National Credit Act

 

Our firm has a sound knowledge of the Consumer Protection Act and its regulations thereto and will endeavour to provide best possible legal advisory services with regard to consumer protection. We also have knowledge on the National Credit Act and its Regulations and provide legal assistance to clients on matters pertaining to debt review and credit bureaus.

Pension Law

 

We also provide legal advisory services to our clients on pension related matters and particularly with regard to clean break divorces, maintenance and urgent applications against pension fund administrators.

Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

We are experienced in the institution and defending of divorce matters for or against our clients, as well as negotiating settlements, custody disputes, child and spousal maintenance. It is in this area of the Law that our skill and experience of alternative dispute resolution comes into play. We mediate serious custodial and proprietary issues between couples, we also mediate on issues involving access and maintenance of minor children. We are also experience in advising Clients regarding the drawing of parental plans and we have successfully mediated 80% of cases involving families.  

Public Sector Law

 

Our Director having been employed as a legal adviser for a Municipality, we have gathered sufficient experience to call ourselves experts in the area of Local Government Law. Our experience includes vast practical knowledge of the Municipal Property Rates Act and its Regulations, the Municipal Systems Act, Municipal Finance Management Act and its Regulations, Credit Control Policies and By laws, Property Rates Policy and By laws. We have vast experience in public sector procurement including transaction advisory services and deal transacting, drafting of complex contracts, experience in negotiating and settling complex contractual disputes. Drafting of settlement agreements and reports and presenting reports to various committees of council.

Road Accident Fund Claims

 

We have unparalleled experience in the prosecution of motor vehicle accident claims from lodgement stage, summons, pleadings, trial including settlement and settlement negotiations. We pride ourselves in evidence gathering including the sourcing of medico legal and expert reports. We have successfully lodged claims for the Plaintiff against the Road Accident Fund.