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Trust Account Advocate

The firm Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf is a registered firm with the Legal Practice Council of South Africa. It holds offices in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. However, it represents clients all over South Africa. If required, he would travel out to your province to attend to your court matter. Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf is a Trust Account practice, which means it may take instructions (work) directly from members of the public. This is compared to referral advocates who may not take instructions directly from members of the public but only via an attorney.

Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf’s practice allows clients to deposit money into their Trust Account. To do so, it needs to hold a valid fidelity fund certificate, which it does. Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf may appear on his client’s behalf in all courts in the Republic of South Africa. These include the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal, all High Courts, and magistrates’ courts in all provinces in South Africa.

The services you may instruct the firm of Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf to represent you in are as follows:

High Court matters

Civil claim surrounding money;
Interdicts;
Divorces (Opposed and unopposed);
Child Custody and Guardianship Disputes;
Relocation of minor children;
Various criminal matters;
Minor children’s surname changes;
Appeals and Reviews; and
Other matters.

Magistrates Court matters

Civil claim surrounding money;
Various criminal matters;
Interdicts;
Maintenance Court matters;
Divorces Court matters (Opposed and unopposed)’
Children’s Court matter; and
Other matters.

Constitutional Court

Appeals and direct access

Supreme Court of Appeal

Appeals and Reviews

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Legal Services Offered by Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf

As Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf is a Trust Account Advocate, holding a valid Fidelity Fund Certificate, his firm assists and represents clients on various matters. They include, but are not limited to, the following:

Litigation

Magistrates Court Litigation (Family Court, Maintenance Court, Children’s Court, etc.)
High Court litigation (All provinces)
Contractual disputes
Lease disputes (Commercial and Residential)
Property litigation
Spoliation
Interdicts
Restraint of trade
Contempt of Court

Family

Drafting of Ante-Nuptial Contracts
Divorces (Opposed and Unopposed)
Instituting and opposing interim maintenance applications (Variations and Discharges as well)
Care and Contact Applications
Minor Child Relocation Consent Applications
Minor Child Passport Consent Applications
Parental rights and responsibilities
Division of joint estates (Married in Community of Property)
Division of accrual
Co-habitation agreements
Advising on the Children’s Act of 2008 and Various laws (E.g., Divorce Act, Maintenance Act, etc.)
Parenting plans
Obtaining and opposing interim protection orders in terms of the Domestic Violence Act
Matrimonial property system advice
Maintenance (child and spousal)

Criminal

Criminal matters relating to dishonesty (E.g., Fraud and Theft)
Bail applications (After hours and Court)
Assault charges
Contempt

Labour law

Dispute resolution
Due diligence review
Disciplinary proceedings, investigations, and enquiries
Dismissals
Restraints of trade
Drafting of contracts of employment
Retrenchments
Litigation in the CCMA, Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court, and the High Court (All provinces)
Review of CCMA arbitration awards
Representing clients in dealings with the Department of Labour

Companies

Private Company Registration
Non-profit Company Registration
Incorporated Company Registration
Company documents
Director Changes
Litigation risk assessments

Contracts

Contract negotiations
Commercial contracts
Sale of share agreements
Employment contracts
Lease agreements
Service level agreements
Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
Joint venture agreements
License agreements
Sale and transfer of businesses.

Other legal services

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Advocate: Meet the legal expert, Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf

Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf – If you are not part of the legal fraternity (paralegal, attorney, or advocate), Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf is a lawyer, more specifically an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, or, as sometimes referred to by others, a Barrister. He was admitted as an advocate and practised for more than 20 years.

The Advocate – Legal Experience

Advocate Abduroaf is exceptionally educated in the law, holding a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) and a Master of Laws (LL.M) Degree, both from the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. His Master’s Degree was in Constitutional Litigation, and the courses that he completed were International Environmental Law and Constitutional Criminal Justice. His mini-thesis was entitled “A right to protected rivers: An analysis of the fulfilment of the State’s Constitutional obligation to take reasonable legislative and other measures that promote the conservation and secure the sustainable use of rivers in South Africa.”

Advocate Abduroaf’s Legal Specialisation

As for his current practice of law, Advocate Abduroaf specialises in litigation and complicated legal issues. Therefore, legal problem-solving is his game. The nature of litigation could be either commercial, criminal, constitutional, or family, to mention a few. If you, however, ask him what his forte is as an Advocate, he would answer, “the application of constitutional or human rights Law into the various laws that he practices.” Sounds confusing? We know.

He has, however, formed part of the development of child support/maintenance law, on a constitutional basis, and has a wealth of experience in family law.

DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT THE ADVOCATE:

Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf was the advocate who won a groundbreaking case for his client. Because of this case, it is now possible to claim maintenance from paternal grandparents of children born out of wedlock. This was not possible for over 80 years. The relevant case is Petersen v Maintenance Officer, Simon’s Town Maintenance Court and Others 2004 2 SA 56 (C) 381. This was over 20 years ago.

DID YOU ALSO KNOW:

Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf was an Advocate in an important constitutional case. This was where the Cape High Court confirmed the extensive powers of the Maintenance Court, which includes interdicting pension funds. The relevant case is Soller v Maintenance Magistrate, Wynberg and Others 2006 2 SA 66 (C) 2006 446.

Trust Account Advocate

Advocate Abduroaf is a Trust Account Advocate. Therefore, his work comes to him via attorneys or directly from the public. Therefore, if you require the assistance of Advocate Abduroaf, you may approach him directly.

Court Experiences

Advocate Muhammad Abduroaf’s legal experiences range from Magistrates Court, Civil, Criminal, maintenance, and Domestic Violence matters, to High Court Litigation. For this reason, he applied in practice various laws which include, amongst others, family, commercial, constitutional, delictual, contractual, and criminal. In conclusion, he is the right man for the job.