COMMERCIAL CONSULTANT

I am a Commercial Legal Consultant. This means I provide legal assistance and guidance to clients who are in business or are looking to go into business. If you are looking to go into business with someone else, I can advise you on the most appropriate form of joint venture.

ASSISTANCE WITH CONTRACTS

If you are looking to go into business with someone else, I can advise you on the most appropriate form of joint venture. I can draft (and comment on) most types of commercial contracts such as shareholders’ agreements, sale of business agreements, software agreements etc.

MEDIATION

If things go wrong, I can assist in mediating a solution without having to resort to litigation. If you are thinking of acquiring a business, I can provide a concise due diligence report.

COMPLIANCE AND T's & C's

I can provide compliance advice in relation to various Acts, including the Companies and Close Corporation Acts, the CPA, POPI and the NCA. I can also prepare your business’s T’s and C’s. I have a particular interest in intellectual property law.

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My History:

Simon Hayes Attorney and Solicitor

– About Me…

My name is Simon Hayes. I was born in London but have spent most of my life in South Africa, attending Saxonwold Primary School and Parktown Boys’ High School before matriculating at Damelin College – in the days when Damelin College was in the Jhb city centre.

I obtained a BSc at Wits in biological sciences. (I wanted to be a vet but didn’t get in to Onderstepoort so thought zoology and botany the next best thing.) Most of my friends continued their studies and obtained a teaching diploma, so I joined them after realising one’s options are limited with a degree in zoology and botany.

After a brief spell in the SADF (luckily FW reduced the term whilst I was in there) I ended up teaching at various high schools. I soon realised teaching was not my true passion, so I started studying law through Unisa, completing my LLB degree in 1994.

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HOW I CAN HELP YOU:

Directors’ duties, indemnities and contracts→
Mergers and acquisitions →
Memorandum of understanding →
Conducting a legal due diligence →
Contract negotiator and drafter →
Employment agreements →

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