Practice areas

Areas of practice

LAND DEVELOPMENT LAW

The department is managed by Travis Baikie and Nhlanhla Nelwamondo, supported by Ivan Pauw, an exclusive Consultant to the firm.

Land Development Law consists of a multiplicity of disciplines which IPP specialise in, including:


  • Town Planning.
  • Environment.
  • Water.
  • Subdivision of agricultural land (Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act 70 of 1970).
  • Land claims.
  • Expropriation and claims for compensation.
  • Petroleum products (Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977).
  • The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002.
  • Property rates.
  • Local government.
  • Essential services (roads, electricity, water).
  • Green Energy projects.
  • Sectional Title schemes and Community schemes.

Contact our Land Development Specialist Attorneys


COMMERCIAL AND CIVIL LITIGATION

The department is managed by Pierre Kruger supported by Ivan Pauw, an exclusive Consultant to the firm.

Commercial and Civil Litigation consists of a multiplicity of disciplines which IPP specialise in, including:


  • High Court Litigation, Magistrate’s Court Litigation and arbitration.
  • Commercial agreements, joint ventures, shareholders agreements, Memorandum of Incorporation, lease agreements etc. 
  • Banking Law (National Credit Act 34 of 2005).
  • Insurance work.
  • Drafting Wills and administering Estates.
  • Authentication of documents to be used in other countries.
  • Apostille of documents to be used in other countries.
  • Registration of Trusts and dissolutions of Trust.
  • Administration Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Act, Corporate Law and Governance, Law of Delict, Unlawful Competition disputes, Sequestrations and Liquidations.
  • Civil Disputes.
  • JBCC Agreements.

Contact our Commercial and Civil Litigation Attorney

Flagship Projects

The establishment of the Tubatse Crossing Mall in Burgersfort

Lynnwood Bridge (mixed used development) at the Lynnwood N1 Interchange

The Elawini Residential Development between Nelspruit and White River

The formalization and extension of the Eastgate Shopping Mall

The establishment of a new regional shopping centre (Letaba Mall) in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province

The establishment of Steyn City between Dainfern and the Jukskei River of approximately 12 000 residential units and related mixed land uses

The extensive re-development of the Menlyn Shopping Centre

Establishment of commercial hotels in the Kruger National Park (Pestana)

The establishment of the Clearwater Mall