FALCK ATTORNEYS is a law firm practising in the Western Cape, and more particularly in the Boland area from the towns of Robertson, Montagu and Stellenbosch, along the West Coast in Velddrif and in the Cape in Cape Town.

• We count amongst our clients some of South Africa's foremost financial institutions and industrial corporations.

• Our services are rendered on a personal level by the attorneys - we firmly believe the client requires the best possible personal attention and advice at all times.

• We continuously invest in new technology to meet the high standards required by our clients and to optimise our service.

• One of our most outstanding features that distinguish us from other firms is the fact that we have associates in specialised fields that supports us with their knowledge and skills.

• The whole staff is passionate about their careers and service levels and as a result - orientated and compensated.

The above features, we believe is the key to our success.

HISTORY AND ETHOS

Falck Muller Baard  was founded on 1 March 2000 following the dissolution of Muller Baard, a firm founded in 1950. Since 2005 we trade under the name and style of FALCK ATTORNEYS.

Our philosophy is to utilise the strengths of our long established firm in such a manner that traditional values are not lost but are applied innovatively in the current market place.

Our corporate philosophy is based on four values  i.e:
diligence,    honesty,    teamwork,    thankfulness.  

These four values form the foundation of our service and excellence.

We believe that we must also be involved on community and cultural levels.  In this regard:

• Graeme Falck has served as Chairman of a Development Forum, a Business Chamber and a Sports Club.

• Melanie Zeeman has for several years served as secretary for the circle of attorneys of the Boland district.

• Nicolene Leidig was involved in administration of equestrian sport at national level.

• The firm publishes articles in local newspapers from time to time.

• The staff are actively involved in sport and the firm sponsors clubs, organizations and schools on an ongoing level.

• The staff are actively  involved in their respective churches and, where applicable, also  the schools their children attend.

• Welfare organizations are assisted financially on a continuous basis.

We strive to make a positive contribution on various levels of the community.

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STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL

Our firm consists of nine attorneys, two candidate attorneys, three independent advisors and three non-professional staff members.

The attorneys are:
 

If any particular attorney is unavailable for whatever reason, the other attorneys are always available to attend to any queries. Each attorney is, in his/her respective office, assisted by efficient secretaries, filing clerks and messengers.

We have a very effective accounts department with the  appropriate computer programs to manage our firm completely.

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CLIENTS

Our clients include the major banks in South Africa, estate agents, bond originators, municipalities, property syndicates, developers, retailers, micro lenders, liquor license holders, farmers and accounting firms.  

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TECHNOLOGY

We have a modern computer system. We have specialised software packages enabling us to render the best possible service to all our clients.

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AVAILABILITY OF INDEMNITY FUNDS

We renew our Indemnity insurance on an annual basis for indemnity cover of R3 000 000,00.

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COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE

We believe that we are able to deliver a comprehensive service to our clients.

In summary we deliver services in the following fields.

• Litigation - We attend to all forms of litigation, in both the Magistrate's and High Courts.

• Collections - Collections of matters such as credit transactions, bonds, sureties, overdrawn accounts, personal loans, are effectively attended to. We have a huge advantage to deliver this service effectively in that we co-operate with a company that is a member of the Falck Group, known as FMB Investigations. FMB Investigations deliver services by personal visits to debtors to obtain consents to garnishee orders, do financial investigations, tracing of debtors, repossessions, collection of payments and assistance to sheriffs. We are effectively rendering collection services for our national clients throughout the whole of the Western Cape.
  (For a presentation of FMB Investigations and its services click here)

• Insolvencies - Liquidations, sequestrations, rehabilitations and administrations form a substantial part of our workload. 

• Property - We have a strong conveyancing department involved in transfers, bonds, developments, etc. Our Cape Town office attend to lodging of deeds at the Deeds Office.

• Commercial Law - We render this service that consists mostly of the drafting, negotiating and finalising of commercial agreements to most of our corporate clients.

• Administration of Estates - Because of the history of the firm, we attend to several deceased estates.

• Labour Law - Our firm attend to all the various aspects of labour law.

• Auctioneers - As part and parcel of our history, this firm has over several decades, established itself as auctioneers of real estate, movable property and live stock. Lately we also employ the services of an independent contractor for this service.

• Appraisers - The firm do appraising of property for deceased and insolvent estates as well as for Tax purposes. 

( For a full range of services click here.)

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MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS

We are active in the magisterial districts of the Cape Peninsula, Boland, Overberg and West Coast. Dependent on volumes, this facility may also be extended to other magisterial districts.

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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

We are firmly committed to the empowerment of and transfer of skills to the previously disadvantaged persons and communities. We have three women as attorneys and two black men. Presently, we have 19 women and 6 black administrative staff members. We are continuously aware of the need to empower the previously disenfranchised communities and therefore are striving continuously to create opportunities in this regard.  We are further in a continual process of transfer of skills and training.  Sponsorships and training courses are from time to time made available without cost to our Black staff members. On a professional level, we continuously render free services to members of the previously disenfranchised communities in selected instances. We also endeavor to support BEE with our procurement policies.      

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NEGOTIATION AND STANDARDISING OF FEES

We strive to enter into specific fee arrangements with clients in order to obviate any misunderstanding and unhappiness in this regard. High volume collections are administered on computer.  The fee structure applicable to this type of collections is contained in the annexure hereto; Complicated and defended matters are charged for on a time basis, the applicable tariff depending on the profile of the matter and the seniority of the person attending to the matter, which ranges between R400,00 and R800,00 per hour. Conveyance related matters are charged as per the guidelines of the Cape Law Society.

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REPORTING
Progress reports are furnished to the client in the form and manner in which the client requires same. In this regard, the client's requirements are met as far as is practically possible.

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