Agreements
Commercial & General
The everyday contracts that run a business — NDAs, service agreements, terms of trade, distribution and the documents that set a deal up before it is signed.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
What an MOU is, when it binds under South African law, and how to make sure the right parts are enforceable.
Read guideLetter of Intent
What a letter of intent is, when it binds under South African law, and how to keep the right parts enforceable without accidentally signing the whole deal.
Read guideNon-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
Mutual or one-way confidentiality that actually holds up in a South African court — drafted around a defined purpose, a workable definition of confidential information, and a real remedy.
Read guideMaster Purchase Agreement
What a Master Purchase Agreement is and what it must contain under South African law.
Read guideSupply of Goods Agreement
The contract behind every B2B and retail sale of goods — and the common-law and Consumer Protection Act rules that decide quality, risk, delivery and who carries the loss.
Read guideService Agreement
What a Service Agreement is and what it must contain under South African law.
Read guideTerms & Conditions of Sale
What a Terms & Conditions of Sale is and what it must contain under South African law.
Read guideTerms & Conditions of Service
The pre-printed contract behind every service business — and the South African rules (especially CPA section 49) that decide whether your liability cap, indemnity and disclaimer actually hold.
Read guideDistribution Agreement
Appoint a distributor, set the territory and exclusivity, and stay on the right side of the Competition Act — drafted so your resale-price and exclusivity terms are enforceable, not anti-competitive.
Read guideOutsourcing & Sub-Contracting
Hand a function to a third party without inheriting a section 197 staff transfer, a POPIA breach, or an SLA you can’t enforce — drafted around scope, service levels, data, and exit.
Read guideManufacturing & Supply Agreement
What a Manufacturing & Supply Agreement is and what it must contain under South African law.
Read guideConsignment Agreement
Stock on the shelf that you still own — how a properly drafted consignment agreement keeps title with the supplier and out of the retailer’s insolvent estate under South African law.
Read guideLogistics & Warehousing
What a Logistics & Warehousing is and what it must contain under South African law.
Read guideFranchise Agreement
What a Franchise Agreement is and what it must contain under South African law.
Read guideProfit-Share Agreement
Reward someone with a share of the profit — without accidentally creating a partnership, joint liability or an employment relationship.
Read guideJoint Marketing & Co-Branding
What a Joint Marketing & Co-Branding is and what it must contain under South African law.
Read guideAssignment, Cession & Delegation
Transferring contract rights and duties to someone else — and why ceding a right needs no consent, but handing over an obligation always does.
Read guidePower of Attorney
The authority document that lets someone act in your name — and the South African rules on what it can do, when it lapses, and why an “enduring” version simply does not exist here.
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Why you can trust this: Martin Kotze has been an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, registered Conveyancer, and Notary Public since 2014, practising from Pretoria. The firm is regulated by the Legal Practice Council under firm registration 17444.
This guide is general information, not legal advice for your specific matter.