Lex 24 is an inter-disciplinary consultancy that combines expertise in legal and estate planning advisory services.
Our service offering comprises:
(a) Fiduciary services: Registration of Family Trusts, Property Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Amendment of Trust Deeds, Wills, Testamentary Trusts, BBBEE Trusts, Widow Trusts, Road Accident Fund Trusts, Curator Trusts, Divorce Settlement Trusts, Community Trusts, etc.
(b) Estate Planning: Strategies to reduce Estate Duty exposure, Strategies to transfer assets from personal balance sheet to suitable tax-efficient structures, deceased estate liquidity analysis, etc,
(c) Tax: Trust and estate planning related tax, expat taxation, donations tax, Income Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax, Estate Duty, Capital Gains Tax, VAT consulting, Negotiating tax debt arrangements with SARS, representation at Tax Board, Tax Court and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Voluntary Disclosure Program applications.
(d) BBBEE Consultancy: Registration of BBBEE Trusts, Training of Trustees and Beneficiaries, Facilitating election of employee Trustees, etc.
(e) Intellectual Property: Undertaking Intellectual Property due diligence, Intellectual Property Policies, Software and IT Hardware License Agreements, Software Development Agreements, etc.
(f) General Corporate and Commercial Advisory: drafting of various types of agreements, such as Procurement Agreements, Information Technology Agreements, Shareholders Agreements, Memorandum of Incorporation, etc.
Services Provided
Work Focus
tax advice,
deceased estates,
estate planning,
wills and trusts,
trust registration,
tax advisors,
wills and testaments,
tax law,
tax planning,
trustee services,
trust administration,
black economic empowerment services,
insolvent estates