ZIPHELELE NOMCEBO NGUBANE

Trusts

• Inter vivos trust, testamentary trust, bewind trust, Disretionary Trust and and ownership Trust
• Drafting Resolutions for the appointment and resignation of Trustees
• Obtaining Letters of Authority from the Master of the High Court, and where a bond of security is required , obtaining same from the insurance companies .
• Drafting contracts for companies managed through Trusts
• Consultations and processing payments for distribution
• Going through financial and distribution statements and explaining to clients.
• Drafting employment contract for the employees employed through Trust or by the Trustees.
• Attending to all legal matters pertaining to the administration of the Trust , thereby preventing matters from escalating into litigation matters
• Fica compliance and running the FICA registry
• Running a health check on the Trust Deed and ensuring that same is compliant with the applicable laws in the country.
• Onboarding clients and ensuring that AML guidelines have been observed strictly
• KYC observation

Litigation

• 100% success on unopposed divorce matters.
• 100% success on curatorship matters.
• Commercial litigation
• Drafting notices , pleading and summons
• Serving said documents through the sheriff
• Developed indepth relationships among lawyers to facilitate knowledge-sharing and expertise
• Took initiative to resolve complex matters which in turn assist us with expanding our clientele and business.
• Conducted settlement negotiations on behalf of our client's and engaged with the defendants attorney for settlements.
• Negotiating settlement agreements which will serve both sides and prevent matters from going to trial and risk wasted costs.
• Analyzed legal documents and identified pertinent issues around the matter.
• Networking and building relationship's with fellow stakeholders such as municipality employees, master's office employees, court staff , transporting departments and other departments.

Estates

• Administration of high networth client including political and international clients
• Administration of estates with offshore assets
• Maintaining exceptional clientele rapport
• Drafting reconciliation statements and cashbooks
• Drafting liquidation and Distribution Accounts
• Maintaining high levels of client satisfaction and rapport
• S29/35 Adverts with the newspaper
• Drafting Wills and Estate Planning
• Updating clients on their matters and where necessary making interim payments
• S4q rebate of the Estate Duty Act and making sure that clients understand it and where necessary same is explained to SARS when paying estate Duty.

• Organized files for court proceedings.
• Prepared legal correspondence and drafted professional letters for legal assistants and attorneys.
• Screened telephone calls and forwarded to appropriate departments.
• Created, indexed, and maintained client binders.
• Attended to collection matters and obtained a 80% success on the collection matters.
• Drafted court documents and agreements under instruction of the instructing attorney.
• Attended CCMA Matters
• Gaining insight on conveyancing matters.