Mooney Ford offers full spectrum of legal services

MOONEY Ford Attorneys was first established when Edward Holgate and Fred Blamey formed a partnership in 1902 known as Blamey Holgate. In 1955, the firm merged with Renaud, Fellows-Smith and Mooney – and so the name Mooney Ford and Partners was born. The firm continued under this name until 2002, when they changed to the present-day Mooney Ford Attorneys.

Mooney Ford partner, Ashton Naidoo (left), with Radie Botha, an associate at the practice.

Mooney Ford offers a full spectrum of legal services including all aspects pertaining to property law; commercial law (including issues pertaining to corporate governance in relation to the Companies Act and other applicable legislation); shareholder and partnership disputes; insurance law; the creation and administration of trusts, wills and estates; labour and employment law; family law; and the recovery of outstanding debts.

Although the firm is celebrating its 120th year in the legal industry and remains steadfast in its resolve to continue to hold onto a deep and abiding respect for the traditions relating to law and the practise thereof, its takes pride in being made up of dynamic and forward-thinking thought leaders in their various areas of expertise. As an example, the firm pioneered the service of process via social media, and created law in the process.

Throughout its history, the firm has maintained strong roots in the KZN community and it was pleased to be able to offer free advice to the public about the law pertaining to the lockdown in 2020 through a weekly segment on East Coast Radio. In addition, the firm led an extensive free online webinar series throughout the initial stages of the lockdown. Aimed primarily at the property industry, it gave estate agents training and provided them with other useful information.

Mooney Ford also spent considerable time and effort in assisting the Restaurant Association of South Africa in negotiating with the Department of Trade and Industry on a pro bono basis, which ultimately played a role in the lockdown regulations being relaxed – thus helping to save countless businesses and jobs in the process.

Mooney Ford’s social responsibility programmes are aimed primarily at providing a good quality foundation education for previously disadvantaged communities, and the firm has been involved in educational initiatives for a considerable period of time. Its initiatives have ranged from providing rural schools with a fully equipped science facility and contributing to the funding of a primary school in the northern Drakensberg, to meeting the very basic need of providing young children with a healthy meal when attending pre-school.

The firm is passionate about creating opportunities for young people who may need a helping hand in life, and its commitment to the youth remains steadfast.

Mooney Ford is inspired and driven by getting results, by serving the interests of its clients in their chosen markets by addressing their legal challenges and opportunities, so that they can focus on achieving their objectives.

The firm’s experienced and passionate attorneys do this by diagnosing problems, crafting solutions, building strategies, simplifying complexities, giving sound advice, protecting their clients’ interests and giving them peace of mind.