ATTORNEYS | CONVEYANCERS | NOTARIES PUBLIC
YEARS OF PROVEN RESULTS
Established in 1922 by Theodore Woodhead, and through generations of top legal minds, Woodhead Bigby is today, a leading firm of Attorneys, Conveyancers and Notaries Public practising in La Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The firm has built a solid reputation in the legal profession and provides a broad range of legal services to local and international clients, including corporates, organs of the state, and individuals.
The firm is proud of its reputation and capacity to provide its clients with practical and reliable legal advice and services for fair value, with the emphasis on outcomes-based solutions.
Core services include Litigation, Corporate and Commercial, Property, Estates and Trusts, and Employment law.
We are proudly B-BBEE Level 1.
Our Services
LITIGATION
Litigation deals with matters which involve disputes, claims and the recovery of debts, whether through the courts or by means of arbitration.
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL
This department deals with matters which involve the corporate and commercial aspects of business.
PROPERTY
The Property department deals with matters which involve Conveyancing and Notarial practice.
ESTATES & TRUSTS
Estates and Trusts deal with a variety of matters such as planning, wills, trust deeds and contracts
EMPLOYMENT LAW
The department participates in a wide range of employment related matters
Our Blogs
Legal Speak Made Easy
“Trade Mark” A trade mark is a brand name, slogan or logo that identifies your services or goods and distinguishes it from the goods and services of other businesses. Registration gives you easily enforceable rights to use or licence the mark, and to stop others from...
Workplace Sexual Harassment: It’s the Victim’s Perspective That Counts
“Sexual harassment is the most heinous conduct that plagues the workplace.” (Extract from the judgment below) Our courts have no tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace, stressing that, at its core, it is concerned with power dynamics at work. A recent Labour...
Parking Disputes and the “Reasonable Neighbour” Test
“Wouldn’t it be nice to get on with me neighbours?” (from “Lazy Sunday” by Small Faces) Maintaining friendly relations with the neighbours, or at least an “I’ll ignore you if you ignore me” sort of neutrality, has probably been a primary aim of homeowners since the...