About the practice
A dedicated protection order service from a multi-discipline Durban firm, for clients who are usually facing the worst moment of their lives.
Rajesh Hiralall Attorneys Inc. is a multi-discipline firm. Protection orders are a dedicated practice area within it, and we are candid with clients about what that work can and cannot achieve.
Rajesh Hiralall Attorneys Inc. is a multi-discipline law firm. This is our dedicated protection order service. Protection order matters differ from most legal work. They proceed in hours rather than months, they are determined on papers drafted under pressure, and the applicant is ordinarily frightened, exhausted, and receiving conflicting advice from several quarters.
This practice exists to relieve clients of that burden. We prepare the application properly at the first attempt, appear with you in court, and remain with the matter through the return date and beyond, including the day the order is contravened and you require an attorney who already knows the file.
We act for applicants and for respondents. Both sides of this work are entitled to competent representation, and experience of each improves our work in the other.
What you can hold us to
- A clear answer as to whether you have a case, at the first consultation
- An honest view on whether professional representation is necessary for your matter
- The same attorney on your matter from the first consultation to the final order
- Contact on terms that are safe for you: we agree in advance how and when you may be reached
- Candid advice as to the weaknesses in your matter, and not only its strengths
How we work
What makes the difference in practice
A dedicated protection order team
Protection orders are a dedicated practice area at this firm, not a sideline. We know which Durban court runs its domestic violence roll on which day, what each clerk's office requires, and how an urgent application is received late in the court day.
We act for applicants and respondents alike
Acting on both sides of this work means we understand precisely how an application is attacked, which makes the applications we bring more difficult to attack. It also means we will tell you candidly when you do not have a case.
Clear advice in plain language
You will be advised of the likely course of the matter, and where its weaknesses lie. No Latin, no equivocation, and no undertakings as to outcomes that no attorney can properly give.
Coverage across greater Durban
Phoenix, Verulam, Tongaat, Umhlanga and Durban North, the Durban CBD and the Berea, Chatsworth and the Bluff, Pinetown, Westville and the Upper Highway.
Confidential from the first contact
Everything you tell us is subject to legal professional privilege. We will not contact you by any means you have not agreed to, and we will not leave messages capable of placing you at risk.
Enforcement is part of the mandate
Many firms conclude their involvement at the final order. The work that matters most frequently arises when the order is first contravened, and that is the point at which clients are most often left without assistance.
You will not be rushed, and you will not be judged
Clients frequently arrive convinced that what occurred was not serious enough, that they delayed too long, or that they will not be believed without a visible injury. None of these is the test. Tell us what occurred and we will advise you what the law makes of it.
The applicant’s guideAn interim order is not a finding against you
It was granted after hearing one party only, which is precisely how the Act is structured. What matters now is compliance to the letter while a proper answer is prepared for the return date. We act for respondents regularly, and without passing judgement.
The respondent’s guideFirst step
A single consultation will tell you more than a week of reading.
Bring whatever you have, even if it amounts only to a general account of what has occurred. We will advise you where you stand and what the realistic options are.