YEARS OF PROVEN RESULTS
Woodhead Bigby is a leading firm of Attorneys, Conveyancers and Notaries Public practising from its offices in La Lucia, Durban, Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. With offices situated in La Lucia, forming part of the broader Durban North and Umhlanga Central Business District, the firm provides a broad range of legal services to local and international clients, including corporates, organs of the state, and individuals.
Since the firm’s foundation in 1922 by Theodore Woodhead, and through generations of top legal minds, the practice has evolved and built a solid reputation in the legal profession for over a century.
Woodhead Bigby is proud of its reputation and capacity to provide its clients with practical and reliable legal advice and legal services for fair value, with the emphasis on outcomes-based solutions.
The firm’s core services include Litigation, Corporate and Commercial, Property, Estates and Trusts and Notarial Practice, and Employment law.
We are proudly B-BBEE Level 1.
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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 – Caveat Subscriptor
“Caveat Subscriptor” “Let the signer beware,” cautions this legal principle, which holds you to the terms of any contract you sign because the law presumes, unless you can prove otherwise, that you knew and understood what you were agreeing to. Excuses like “I didn’t...
Your Neighbour’s Dog Bites You. Who Pays?
"Good fences make good neighbours." (Proverb) Two neighbours in Thornton, Cape Town, shared a boundary wall. One kept three dogs, including a watchdog named King. On the Day of Reconciliation in 2018, while the owner was out at a birthday breakfast, King bit the man...
Can Your Employer Cancel Your 13th Cheque?
"A promise made is a debt unpaid." (Robert W. Service) During wage negotiations in 2021, a pharmaceutical company told its employees that it intended to stop paying a 13th cheque and replace it with a performance-based bonus. Those who agreed would receive a 5.5%...