Specialist Legal Expertise in Public and Administrative Law
With over 29 years of experience, the Firm delivers expert legal services in constitutional litigation, municipal law and commercial matters across South Africa.
About DMH Attorneys
The Firm, De Swardt Myambo Hlahla Attorneys was established in January 1996, shortly after the advent of democracy in South Africa.
The Firm practices in a specialist niche market in the constitutional public administrative law sphere in the National, Provincial and Local Government sectors. In addition, the Firm also attends to commercial litigation.
The firm is renowned for its specialist services as Labour Law specialists in the public sphere with services inclusive of forensic investigations, disciplinary hearings and Labour Court disputes.
The firm represents government in administrative law disputes including but not limited to the challenge of administrative decisions by ministers, MEC’S, Municipal councils and parastatals. The firm has expertise in procurement law and related disputes.
The firm represents municipal councils in complex disputes against mining houses relating to the recovery of rates and taxes payable to municipal councils.
The firm has over 29 years of experience in municipal, labour law, administrative law, constitutional, property and evaluation law in mining and property rates and disputes.
Leading Specialists in Public Sector and Administrative Law
Litigation in the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and High Court
We have extensive experience in both opposed action and application related litigation in the different Courts. This has principally been in the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court environments.
Commercial and Corporate Law
We’ve been involved in the drafting and the interpretation of a variety of commercial agreements across the entire spectrum of corporate law.
Labour Law in the Public Sector
The Firm has an outstanding record in Labour Law matters, in particular across the entire Public Sector at National, Provincial and Local Government spheres.
Property Law and Township Planning Matters
The Firm is experienced in both the Formal and the Informal township establishment procedures. It has been extensively involved in township establishment and proclamation of various RDP housing projects.
Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act and Valuation Matters
We’ve been involved in Valuation Appeal Board matters over an extensive period of time, ranging from the utilization of the former Provincial Rating Ordinances to the implementation of the Municipal Property Rates Act.
Forensic and Investigative Services
Our investigative services range between in-depth forensic accounting investigations in respect of disciplinary matters across the entire spectrum of the public service, including information technology related investigative work, to commercial crime investigative services.
Our Partners
Mxolisi Myambo
Dr Anto De Swardt
Francisca Shai
Tshepo Hlahla
Koketso Nonyane
Trusted Legal Experts in Public Administrative and Commercial Law
A specialist law firm with decades of experience providing litigation and advisory services across the National, Provincial and Local Government sectors.