Now that we are here — criminal matters, RAF claims and family files handled with the same level head you'd want at 2am or in front of a Regional Court magistrate.
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02 — Practice areas
Six files. One desk.
We don't sub-brief out the work that brought you in. The attorney you sit with on day one is the attorney whose name appears on your court papers.
01
Criminal Defence
Bail applications, plea negotiations, trial representation in District, Regional and High Court.
02
Road Accident Fund
Claims lodged, quantified and litigated against the RAF on a no-win, no-fee basis.
03
Family Law
Divorce, maintenance, custody, protection orders and antenuptial contracts.
04
Commercial Law
Contracts drafted, reviewed, breached and enforced. Shareholder and supplier disputes.
05
Trusts & Estates
Inter vivos and testamentary trusts. Estate planning and the winding up of deceased estates.
06
Civil Litigation
Summons, applications, opposed motions and appeals in the Magistrates' and High Courts.
Founding Director · Jabu HanyaniAdmitted, High Court SA
03 — The firm
Built in Midrand. Argued everywhere.
Jabu Hanyani founded the firm with one rule: the client speaks to the attorney, not a queue of paralegals. Every mandate that walks through the door at our Midrand chambers is read, prepared and argued by an admitted attorney.
We appear in the Johannesburg and Pretoria High Courts, the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, and the Magistrates' Courts of Randburg, Roodepoort, Tembisa, Alexandra and Johannesburg Central.
Criminal, civil, commercial — same standard across the three: read every page, prepare past the point of comfort, then walk into court.
R 38m+
RAF settlements recovered
412
Criminal matters argued
24/7
Bail line, real human
04 — Why the firm
Four reasons clients stay on the file.
Reputation in this profession is built one matter at a time. Here's how we earn it on every brief — from a first WhatsApp at midnight to a settlement letter eighteen months later.
One attorney, your file
The name on your court papers is the name across the desk on day one. No silent hand-offs.
No-win, no-fee on RAF
Road Accident Fund matters run on contingency. You pay when the Fund pays you.
Trust account audited
FNB-held trust account, audited annually under the Legal Practice Act. Every cent reconciled.
After-hours bail line
Arrests don't wait until Monday. Reach a real attorney on WhatsApp, weekends included.
05 — How we work
From the first call to the last appearance.
i.
Call or WhatsApp
You reach an attorney, not a switchboard. We hear the matter in your own words.
ii.
Consultation booked
In-person at our Midrand chambers, or over a secure call if you're elsewhere in Gauteng.
iii.
Mandate signed
Fee structure, scope and timelines on one page. RAF work runs on contingency.
iv.
We act
Papers drafted, served, argued. You receive a written update at every material step.
06 — On record
"
My RAF claim had been sitting for three years before I walked into Hanyani. Settled in fourteen months at R612,000.
Lerato Mokoena
Logistics Coordinator, Imperial Gauteng
Verified file
"
Bail granted on a Saturday morning, charges withdrawn at the next appearance. They handle pressure with a flat pulse.
Sipho Ndlovu
Site Foreman, Stefanutti Stocks
Verified file
07 — Reach the firm
Tell us the matter.
One phone call. The attorney on the other end will tell you within fifteen minutes whether we can help and what it will cost.
