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Smit & Grové Attorneys

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34 Judith Road EMMARENTIAJohannesburg 2195

Tel: (011) 486-4456-9Fax: (011) 486-4461Docex 212 (Jhb)

Website: www.attorneys.co.za/smit&grove

E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]

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Smit & Grové Attorneyswould like to place a short presentation regarding who and what we

are before your good selves

Smit & Grové Attorneys : THE FIRM:-

Smit & Grové Attorneys is considered one of the leading Litigation Firms in the Republic of South Africa.

The firm consists of three partners being Deon Smit, Pierre Smit & Gerrie Grové and is professionally assisted by Eugenio Menezes. The three partners appear in any Court in the Republic of South Africa, including the High Courts of Gauteng as the partners enjoy the right of appearance in the High Court, thus having the same rights as advocates.

The partners have conducted a number of Appeals in the High Court as well as High Court trials and unless the matter requires further expertise, the partners themselves Appear as counsel in all High Court Trials and do not, as far as possible, utilize the service of an Advocate.

We submit we service our clients more beneficially and we retain the personal communication between the Attorneys and Client from the inception, namely from the receipt of the instruction until the Appearance in the relevant Court and finalization of the matter.

This firm has been practicing predominantly only in the field of Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, Family Law (divorces and maintenance), Labour and Employment Law. We also have a department that specializes in Debt Collecting.

It is our opinion that specialty is required in the Legal Field as in any other profession, we have qualified ourselves to be experts in the field of Civil Litigation (High Courts, Magistrate Courts, CCMA, Labour Courts and other Tribunals).

If a client requires a firm to deal with the matter outside the boundaries of the Republic and Namibia any Attorney in the Firm will be able to assist the client via Legal Representatives in other Countries.

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The Partners of Smit & Grove Attorneys

• Deon Smit (B Proc)

• Gerrie Grové (B Juris, LLB)

• Pierre Smit (B Proc)

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Deon Smit (B Proc)26 years

Deon Smit has been involved with the Insurance Industry since 1979.

He started his legal career as an Article Clerk and then was appointed as a Professional Assistant in the employment of Hoffmeyr Van Der Merwe Attorneys. Subsequent to that he was a Professional Assistant with the firm Dyasons.

He was elected as the Chairman of the Industrial Council for a number of years and He took over the Chairmanship from Mr. Harry Schwartz, he has been at the Side Bar Practicing as an attorney for 26 [Twenty Six] years.

Deon Smit has recently been appointed as a commissioner of the Small Claims Courtand presides over hearings regularly.

Deon Smit has the right of appearance in the High Court of the Republic of South Africa.

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Gerrie Grové (B Juris, LLB)12 years

Gerrie Grové, after obtaining his L.L.B. Degree was employed as a Labour Consultant by Anglo American, where after he decided to join the Legal Profession.

He then joined the firm of which Deon Smit was a partner as an article clerk and thereafter Professional Assistant. He then became a partner at Smit & Grové and has been practicing as such Since 2001. He has been at the Side Bar for 13 [thirteen] years.

Gerrie Grové also has the right of appearance in the High Court of the Republic of South Africa.

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Pierre Smit (B Proc)Pierre Smit (B Proc)

6 years

Pierre Smit while studying for his Legal degree started his Legal training at the Firm Smit & Grové Attorneys.

He completed his professional training as an Attorney at Smit & Grové Attorney.

Pierre Smit specializes in Insurance law as well as Family law.

As is the case with the partners, he too enjoys right of appearance in High CourtAnd conducts his own trials.

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Professional Assistants

Eugenio Menezes started his Legal career as an article clerk in 2006 and has recently been appointed as a professional assistant.

Eugenio Menezes also conducts his own trials and also enjoys right of appearance in the High Court.

Eugenio Menezes (LLB)

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Candidate Attorneys

Currently there are three Candidate Attorneys in the employ of Smit & GrovéAttorneys.

Susann van Rooyen (LLB)(under the supervision on Pierre Smit)

Sonette Macgregor (Bcom, LLB)(under the supervision on Gerrie Grové)

Carin Grové (LLB)(under the supervision on Gerrie Grové)

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It is our opinion that specialty is required when embarking on the daunting task of appointing an attorney to deal with your matters. One cannot always decide on which attorney to appoint but one must consider that due to the nature of the law and the various Legal Fields thereof, like in other profession, it is always more rewarding to appoint an attorney that understands the field of law in which you require assistance.

We have qualified ourselves to be experts in the field of Civil Litigation (High Courts, Magistrate Courts, CCMA, Labour Courts and other Tribunals).

If a client needs a firm to deal with the matter outside the boundaries of the Republic and Namibia any Attorney in this Firm will be able to assist the client via Legal Representatives in other Countries.

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FEE STRUCTURE

Smit & Grové attorneys are completely willing to work at a set fee structure and have in fact done so in the past. We feel that this leads to more certainty as between Attorney and a Client in monitoring whether in certain instances litigation is commercially viable, or not. In this instance the Attorney will deal with the Litigation on behalf of the client.

It is our practice not to appoint Advocates for Litigation unless it is unavoidable.

FEE & MANDATE AGREEMENT

Smit & Grové attorneys also fee in terms of a fee and mandate agreement and this agreement is easily understood after perusal. The agreement sets out the charge for the actual work done and also allows the client to feel at peace of mind knowing that the attorney cannot over reach the client with excessive figures or a global account, instead we invoice the client for the separate services rendered.

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A SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL FEES 2008:

Our professional fees are based on an hourly rate and the costs indicated in the Government Gazette as amended from time to time:

General fees:i) Magistrate's Court R 650.00 per hour

R 30.00 drafting (per page)R 15.00 perusal (per page)

ii) High Court R 1 050.00 per hour

R 125.00 (per page drawing up necessary documents)

R 60.00 drafting (per page, letter, fax and e-mail)R 25.00 perusal (per page)

R 125.00 per telephone call under 10 minutes, over 10 minutes [pro-rata per hourly rate]

Labour matters

i) Normal procedures R 650.00 per hourii) Urgent procedures R1 050.00 per hour

Family Lawi) Normal Procedures R 650.00 per hourii) Urgent Procedures - R1 050.00 per hour

Urgent mattersi) Magistrate's Court R1 500.00 per hourii) High Court R2 000.00 per hour

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TECHNOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING

• Smit & Grové attorneys strive to keep up to date with technology and are able to communicate with clients in most of the acceptable forms of communication, including the traditional methods of telephone, electronic mail, post, and facsimile as well video conference or over the internet, and due to this we regard ourselves as able to ascertain the exact requirements which are to be met regarding the communication channels between client and attorney.

• Our installed system is completely compatible and we will be able to communicate with the client via the system they request

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Staff compliment

• Smit & Grové attorneys as already stated have no less than seven professional legal staff members and to assist the professional staff, Smit & Grové attorneys have a further 16 people who benefit from the business activities. The 16 people can demographically be categorized in the following categories:

• 15 Previously disadvantaged• 1 Currently disadvantaged

• Some of the members of the staff have been employed by Smit & Grové attorneys for more than 15 years and perform their duties with loyalty and enthusiasm.

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Contact us:

• We invite you to contact us to assist you with all your legal needs, feel free to contact the following persons for further information regarding Smit & Grové attorneys;

• Gerrie Grové 082 779 0337• Pierre Smit 082 493 0159• Deon Smit 082 554 8306

• Office +27(0)11 486 4456-9

• Yours faithfully,

• Smit & Grové