Our Practice Areas
CL Giliomee Incorporated recognises the value of delivering efficient,
effective, and quality services to our clients. In seeking to provide
these services, we are guided by our core values of integrity,
teamwork, quality/diligence, and commitment. Our advice is practical,
effective, and backed by more than 30 years of individual legal
experience.
Our firm is acutely aware of the expense of legal services and the
commercial realities that clients are faced with and consequently,
where possible, we explore alternative methods to achieve resolution.
We run a virtual office and pass the cost-saving result through to our
clients by means of lower billing rates.
Commercial Litigation
In the Commercial Litigation field, our firm prides itself on having exceptional and
extensive experience in litigating in the Magistrate’s Court, High Court, and
Constitutional Court. Our experience includes work pertaining to the following:
o Delictual, contractual and unjustified enrichment claims, with an emphasis on
financial transactions;
o Forensic investigations;
o Commercial claims with an emphasis on the financial services industry and
general banking law. These include, amongst others, litigation pertaining to
fraud (especially cheque fraud and related banker’s liability), credit law,
money laundering as well as interest, overdrafts, and most other aspects of
retail banking;
o Constitutional litigation;
o Commercial claims dealing with insurance related matters;
o Commercial claims dealing with mining related issues; and
o Commercial claims pertaining to Company law.
Our firm takes pride in our Mr Giliomee having acted in various reported High Court,
Appeal Court, and Constitutional Court cases. Our Mr Giliomee has acted as the
lead attorney in a number of matters reported in the South African Law Reports.
These judgments include:
o B & H Engineering v First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd – 1993(2) SA
41 (T);
o First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd v B & H Engineering – 1995 (2) SA
279 (AD);
o Standard Bank Financial Nominees (Pty) Ltd v Bamberger & others -1993 (4)
SA 84 (W);
o ESCOM v First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd – 1995 (2) SA 386 (AD);
o Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd v ABSA Bank Ltd – 1995 SA (2) 740 (T);
o ABSA Bank Ltd v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd – 1998 (1) SA 242 (SCA);
o Government of the RSA v Van Hulsteyns Attorneys & First National Bank of
Southern Africa Ltd – [1999] 2 ALL SA 29 (T);
o Government of the RSA v Van Hulsteyns Attorneys & First National Bank of
Southern Africa Ltd – 2002 (2) SA 295 (SCA);
o Mphahlele v First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd – 1999 (3) BCLR; 1999
(2) SA 667 (CC) & 1999(2) SA 667(CC);
o Zamzar Trading (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd –
2001 (2) SA 508 (W);
o Commissioner, SARS v ABSA Bank Ltd & another – 2003 (2) SA 23 (W);
o First National Bank of Southern Africa Ltd v Perry NO, Cooper NO & three
others – 2001 (3) SA 960 (SCA);
o Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd v Harris & another – 2003 (2) SA 96 (SCA).
General Commercial Work
Our firm has exceptional expertise in this area of law and our services include,
amongst others, the following:
o Partnership agreements;
o Powers of Attorney;
o Shareholders’ Agreements;
o Joint Venture agreements;
o Supply agreements;
o Guarantees and Indemnities of general applicability;
o Sales of shares and sales of business;
o Sales of movable and immovable property;
o Construction Agreements;
o Constitutions of associations and Company memoranda of Association;
o Codes of Conduct;
o Due diligence investigations; and
o Disclaimers.
Disciplinary Hearings For Schools
We are experienced in conducting disciplinary hearings at schools. These hearings
can involve either students or staff members and are handled with the appropriate
empathy and discretion required in each given case. Childrens’ rights, privacy and
emotional maturity are foremost in mind when setting up and conducting each
hearing involving students. Every hearing is set up and conducted bearing these
important factors in mind, whilst adhering to school rules and regulations and,
generally, the principles of natural justice.
Services To Health Practitioners
Navigating the ethical rules of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, as well
as the legislation and regulatory framework applicable to the medical fraternity, is a
daunting exercise for many health practitioners.
At CL Giliomee Inc, we specialise in assisting health practitioners setting up and
regulating their practices. We also specialise in assisting health practitioners in
disciplinary matters before the Health Professions Council of South Africa. In
addition, we have a particular interest and expertise in legal requirements pertaining
to the mental health profession.