Correspondent Attorneys in Pretoria
Our offices are strategically situated in close proximity to the Courts in Pretoria so that we can act as Correspondent Attorneys. Our service areas includes the various Magistrates’ Courts as well as the High Court.
Raymond Sutton Incorporated
Correspondent Attorneys in Pretoria
Correspondent Attorneys
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Jurisdiction areas for Correspondent services
- Pretoria High Court
- Master of the High Court
- Pretoria Central Magistrates’ Court
- Pretoria Regional Court
- Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court
- Hatfield Magistrates’ Court
Court Citations for Instructing Attorneys
Citation: IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA, GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA.
Address: Paul Kruger & Madiba Street, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0002.
Contact details: Tel: (012) 315-7711.
Drawing of Court files: Monday to Friday.
Issuing: 1 day for issuing and collection the following day. Court online and Case Lines may be applicable in this Court.
Motion Court days: Monday to Friday.
Citation: IN THE MAGISTRATES’ COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF TSHWANE CENTRAL HELD AT PRETORIA.
Address: 316 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0001.
Contact details: Tel: (012) 319-4000.
Drawing of Court files: Every Tuesday and Thursday.
Issuing: 1 day for issuing and collection the following day.
Motion Court days: Every Wednesday.
Citation: IN THE REGIONAL DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT OF TSHWANE CENTRAL HELD AT PRETORIA.
Address: 316 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0001.
Contact details: Tel: (012) 319-4000.
Drawing of Court files: Every Tuesday and Thursday.
Issuing: 1 day for issuing and collection the following day.
Motion Court days: Every Wednesday.
Correspondent Attorneys in Pretoria
Citation: IN THE MAGISTRATES’ COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF GAUTENG HELD AT PRETORIA NORTH.
Address: 336 Emily Hobhouse Avenue, Pretoria North, Pretoria, 0116.
Contact details: Tel: (012) 521-1000.
Drawing of Court files: Every Tuesday and Thursday.
Issuing: 1 day for issuing and collection the following day.
Motion Court days: Every Wednesday.
Citation: IN THE MAGISTRATES’ COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF TSHWANE CENTRAL HELD AT HATFIELD.
Address: Park Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028.
Contact details: Tel: (012) 342-0059.
Drawing of Court files: Every Tuesday and Thursday.
Issuing: 1 day for issuing and collection the following day.
Motion Court days: Every Wednesday.
Why instruct us as your Correspondent Attorneys in Pretoria?
Instruct us as your Correspondent Attorneys in Pretoria:
Our correspondent services includes:
- Urgent instructions
- Issuing, serving & filing
- Drafting legal documents
- Drawing of Court files
- Court appearances & trials (Civil & Criminal
- Section 65A appearances
- Postponements
- Indexing & paginating
- Queries
- Pre-trial conferences
- Default judgment submissions
- Opposed & unopposed motions
- Any ancillary instructions
- Regular updates on your matter
- Liaise with the Sheriff & Court staff
- All our fees are based on Party-and-Party scale
Instruct our firm as your Correspondent Attorneys:
Frequently asked questions:
What is a Correspondent Attorney?
A correspondent attorney is an attorney who receives and executes instructions from an instructing attorney because the address of the instructing attorney is outside of the jurisdiction of a specific court. The correspondent attorney attends to the instructions received from the instructing attorney in the same manner as the instructing attorney would.
Why is it necessary to appoint a Correspondent attorney?
If a client needs to issue summons or an application and the address of the instructing attorney is not within a specific distance from the court where the summons or application needs to be issued, the attorney need to appoint a correspondent attorney. If the address of the instructing attorney exceeds 15 kilometers from the courthouse in South Africa, he or she needs to appoint a correspondent attorney.
Who is the instructing attorney?
The instructing attorney is the attorney a client approaches for legal assistance who accepts the instructions of a client to execute the instructions.
Who is the correspondent attorney?
The correspondent attorney is an attorney that the instructing attorney appoint that is situated within a radius of 15 kilometers from the specific courthouse in which a legal action should be instituted.
Nature of Relationship
What are the duties of a correspondent attorney?
The correspondent attorney have more or less the same duties of that the instructing attorney has. The correspondent attorney should attend to the instructions of the instructing attorney in the same manner, skill, care, professionalism and urgency as the instructing attorney would have done. The duty of care on the instructing attorney is the same duty of care that is placed on the instructing attorney.
Who is the client?
The person or company that requires legal assistance or legal services is the client of the instructing attorney. The instructing attorney is the client of the correspondent attorney.
Who pays for the services of a correspondent attorney?
The instructing attorney is liable for the fees and disbursements of the correspondent attorney. The instructing attorney pays the correspondent attorney and in turn, collects the money from the client if the instructing attorney does not hold sufficient money in his or her trust account for the benefit of the client.
Disclaimer:
Kindly contact our offices directly if you would like to appoint our offices to act as your Correspondent Attorneys in the jurisdiction of Pretoria. Our fees in respect of the services we offer in respect of correspondent work for attorneys is based on the relevant Party-and-Party scale fees and tariffs. Unfortunately our offices does not act as a postbox for any instructing attorneys. Kindly contact our offices if you would like to appoint us as your correspondent attorneys. Our offices can accept instructions based on a contingency fee matter against the Road Accident Fund, Minister of Police or the Member of the Executive Council. Before we accept such these type of instructions it should first be confirmed with our offices.
Please take note that our firm does not confirm any instruction by only using the e-mail submission form on our website. Once we receive your instruction via our e-mail submission form, we will confirm receipt of your instruction to ensure that we have received your instruction in good order and that we can attend to your instruction.
The information contained on this page is an attempt to assist the user. We can not guarantee the accuracy or correctness of any information on this page. It remains the responsibility of the user to contact the Court to verify the information on this page. We do not take responsibility for any inaccurate information.
Correspondent Attorneys in Pretoria