Our team, advises creditors, including banks and other financial investors, insolvency practitioners, corporate debtors and their directors/officers on corporate rescue, restructuring and insolvency matters.

Our advice includes debt restructuring and rescheduling, equity capital raising and restructuring of financially distressed companies and creditors, insolvency litigation, distressed creditor and equity investments, and formal insolvency proceedings.

The Insurance law attorneys at MMM handle the full range of insurance matters, from the routine to the most complex including:

Coverage Opinions.

As with any contract, the provisions in insurance policies are often subject to interpretation. When a claim is submitted, questions may arise as to the extent of cover available under a particular policy. Our insurance experts assist insurance companies in assessing their liability and making determinations on the limits of cover under various types of insurance policies.

Litigation Services.

At times, insurance coverage issues may not be resolved without litigation. We provide services in a variety of litigation situations which may arise including:

Third-party claims. We are hired to defend an insured when a claim is brought by a third-party against an insurance company’s insured and the insurance company is obligated to provide the insured with a defence.

First-party (Insured) claims. We have experience defending insurers when an insured challenges the insurance company’s decision to deny his/her claim or the valuation of the claim by bringing a claim for breach of contract or a claim of bad faith against the insurer.

Declaratory orders. We assist insurers in bringing actions seeking declaratory orders when the insurer wishes to have its obligations under the insurance policy determined by the court.

Subrogation actions. When an insured’s claim is paid and a third-party is liable, we assist insurers in recovering from the responsible third-party the amount paid to the insured.

Untraced drivers. There are numerous hit-and- run accidents. Victims do not know they have can be compensated. We assist victims of hit-and- run accidents recover under the applicable laws.

Expert Advice.

We provide expertise regarding a variety of policies including:

• Life, health, accident and property claims
• No-fault insurance
• Errors and omissions coverage
• Professional liability defence
• Fidelity bonds

Messrs MMM represent both public and private clients in matters involving municipal law. The lawyers in the Municipal Law Portfolio have extensive experience in all aspects of municipal law and practice, including land use regulation, environmental law, labour relations, pension matters, procurement, construction contract administration and litigation, real estate, and taxation. The firm represents public clients in both litigation and general advisory capacities. The firm represents several other municipalities and municipal authorities on specific matters.

The team has advised municipal clients with respect to the following:

• Compliance with legislation and by-laws
• Zoning,
• Town planning
• Subdivisions,
• buildings,
• conveyancing and leasing of real estate
• waste management,
• environmental laws
• Joint ventures, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), BOTs and BOOTs.

Firm attorneys also represent private clients at all levels of the land use process, including permit and plan applications before municipal administrators and zoning officers, quasi-judicial proceedings before municipal governing bodies and zoning and planning boards, and litigation before the courts and tribunals.

Our Firm is solution-driven, and commercially- minded. We understand the challenges that the mining industry face and offer integrated solutions to address them.

We provide our clients with specialist advice on all types of mining related transactions such as:

• Investment in mining and respective investment licences,
• Purchase/sale of mineral and mining assets,
• Exploration & exploitation of minerals,
• Mining joint ventures,
• Mergers & acquisitions,
• Mining rights,
• Mine development,
• Structuring of community involvements in mining projects (share ownership schemes etc.) and engagements,
• Environmental protection,

Advice on the applicability of indigenisation and empowerment laws.

Our Labour and Employment practice assists clients on daily basis in all employment matters, from negotiating, concluding and terminating employment contracts, drafting staff hiring procedures and key performance indicators, drafting codes of conduct and internal regulations, conducting arbitration, mediation and conciliation, and advice on retrenchment processes. The firm has been involved in labour litigation which have contributed significantly to the labour law jurisprudence.

We assist major corporates, trade and labour unions, as well as individual clients in the following areas:

• Labour litigation
• Training and compliance
• Employment contracts
• Advice on establishing employee share ownership schemes
• Drafting of Employee codes of conduct, and internal regulations.
• General advice on sector specific employment codes of conduct and grievance procedures
• Arbitrating, conciliating or mediating labour disputes.
• Prosecuting disciplinary matters.
• Collective bargaining
• Health and safety compliance
• Regulatory advice
• Handling of collective job actions
• Restructuring, re-organisation, and retrenchment

Our Conveyancing and Real Estate Practice prides itself on being able to offer a highly efficient, professional and affordable conveyancing service. The department has a wealth of expertise in:

• Transfer and registration of immovable property
• Registration of usufructuary rights
• Cession of rights, interest and title in immovable properties
• Mortgage and notarial bond registrations/ cancellations
• Notarial deeds of cession
• Registration of long leases
• Acquisitions and disposals of immovable property
• Acquisition and disposal of farms
• Land acquisition and lease
• Advice on township developments
• Advice on zoning, subdivisions and change of land use
• Removal and placement of caveats
• Litigation involving transfers, bond registrations and related matters
• Boundary disputes
• Tenancy issues including evictions
• Registration of Notarial documents
• Compliance issues

Our firm cares for the environment and has policies in place designed to ensure that the firm complements efforts to keep the environment clean. We provide legal representation in environmental matters to our clients across the country, including corporations, small businesses, municipalities and environmental organizations. Our services include environmental law advice in:

• Socio-economic rights litigation
• Environmental enforcement actions and litigation
• Environmental impact assessment and licencing
• Environmentally friendly, mining activities, including mine closures and rehabilitation
• Waste management
• Compliance due diligences
• Water rights, quality and use
• Sustainable agriculture
• Forestry management
• Regulatory reviews investigations concerning animal cruelty;

Wildlife management