Empowerment Strategies
Whilst executive management is in the interim, 100% African, it strives to be representative of the countries rainbow nation. Whilst engaged in the process of addressing past imbalances with the provision of skills and related amenities, the wider focus is on facilitation of programs that promote skills transfer, capacity- building and empowerment of local groups, individuals and communities.
Qualified
Legal Attorneys
Over 10
Years of Experience
About What
We Do
We are
Experienced
Lawyers
NJM INC is a young vibrant and continuously growing firm of attorneys inceptedin May 2009. Whilst its principal place of business is situated at Head Office: 10 Biccard Street Polokwane, it primarily serves all corners of South Africa. We have as our main clientele State Departments, Municipalities, Parastatals, Private Companies and individuals, some of which are listed at the end of this profile. Our Director NJ MORERO has been in the legal service for over 10 years and has a wealth of experience as an Attorney in his fields of practice. NJM INC is imbued with the requisite tenacity and commitment to excellently serveyou, our clientele. Our skills, both theoretic and practical are continuously enhancedto offer you professional and excellent legal service.
NJ Morero Inc Attorneys
ATTORNEYS
CONVEYANCERS
Mission
Guided by our desire to serve our clientele excellently and professionally, NJM INC
has since its inception positioned itself towards the attainment of the
following objectives:
To be a leading Law Firm in the provision of excellent and professional legal service in the fields of Corporate Law covering commercial practice, Labour law and Alternative Disputes Resolution Practice, corporate Civil Litigation, Road Accident Fund Matters (MVA), Mining Law, and Insolvency.
To utilize the experience of its professional personnel to take NJM INC to be among the leading law firms in South Africa, the SADEC region and in sub-Saharan Africa.
To continuously grow each independent unit of the firm and to equip each unit with the requisite skills and expertise to enable it to continuously grow.
NGWAKO JAMES MORERO – DIRECTOR
Has an LLB degree from the University of Limpopo (formerly University of the North). He served his articles with the University of Limpopo, Campus Law Clinic. As a candidate attorney he acquired valuable experience in the fields of labour matters, civil litigation, criminal litigation and divorce matters. He was admitted as an Attorney of the
High Court in 2009.
He then joined Ngoasheng-Poshoko Incorporated as a Professional Assistant Attorney where he extensively handled Civil, Criminal, Labour, Estates and Divorce cases.In May 2009 he founded NJ MORERO ATTORNEYS which was latter incorporated as NJ MORERO INCORPORATED IN the year 2011.
NJ MORERO set himself to pursue his love for corporate and labour law from the year 2009. Ever since that year the company’s clientele in the field of corporate law grow exponentially. He is currently pursuing a corporate compliance management course with the University of Cape Town. The need for corporate compliance will see our firm rendering this services to our corporate clients.
PUBLIC SECTOR/HIGH COURT/MAGISTRATES COURT PRACTICE
We are conversant with litigation and general legal services relating to the undermentioned fields and legislative framework:
• Supply chain management disputes
• Service delivery disputes
• Contract related appointments and terminations
• Mandamus
• Interpretation /development of policies and integrated development plans
• We further provide legal opinions relating thereto
• Compliance management
• Review of bylaws
• Interpretation and analysis of bylaws
• Local Government: Municipal Demarcation Act (No. 27 of 1998)
• Local Government: Transition Act Second Amendment Act (No. 97 of 1996)
• Water Services Act (No. 108 of 1997)
• Electricity Act (No. 41 of 1987)
• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Act (No. 97 of 1997)
• Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act (No. 13 of 2005)
• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (No. 108 of 1996)
• Policy framework for Municipal Borrowing and Financial EmergenciesRegulations
• Municipal Supply Chain Management
• Municipal Investment and Municipal PPP Regulations
• Treasury regulations
• Company laws
• Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
LEGISLATIVE FRA MEWORK
• Public Finance Management Act (No.1 of 1999 as amended by Act 29 of 1999)
• Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (No. 56 of 2003)
• Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000)
• Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act (No. 44 of 2003)
• Local Government: Municipal Structures Act (No. 117 of 1998)
• Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Act (No.33 of 2000)
• Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act (No. 6 of 2004)
LABOUR MATTERS
We are conversant with litigation and legal services relating to the undermentioned fields and legislative framework:
• Interpretation of the south African local government bargaining council agreements
• Initiating/chairing disciplinary hearings.
• Conduction forensic investigations into improper conduct relating to procurement and labour relations matters.
• Referral and/or review of labour cases to the B argaining council and/or to the Labour Court.
• We further provide legal opinions relating the above matters
LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
• Basic Condition of EmploymentAct 75 of 1997
• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993
• Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
• Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
• Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
• Skills Development Act 97 of 1998
• Skills Development Levies Act of 1999
• Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)
• Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001
• Rules of the Labour Court
• Rules of the CCMA
• Rules of the South African Local Government Bargaining Council
• South African Local Government Bargaining Council Agreements
COMMERCIAL PRACTICE
THIRD PARTY CL AIMS.
We undertake:
• Lodgment of claims against RAF
• Defending RAF
• High court Litigation
NJM INC is committed to:
• Provision of service of the highest attainable standard.
• Meeting client expectations.
• Enhancing and adding value to client’s expectations.
• Efficient and cost-effective service delivery.
• Consulting with clients after working hours, whenever necessary.
• Visiting clients at their homes or work places.
• Building capacity among previously disadvantaged groups.
• Ensuring sustainable economic development.
CONVEYANCING
We undertake:
• Lodgment of claims against RAF
• Defending RAF
• High court Litigation
Our clients include:
• Private companies.
• Organs of state (Municipalities and Provincial and national)
• Parastatals
• Non- Governmental Organizations
• Professionals such as medical practitioners and individuals.
• Bargaining councils
• Trade Unions.