
MBUTFO TSABEDZE
Attorney @ Magagula Attorneys
SIPHIWE VILAKATI
Attorney @ Magagula Attorneys
SINDELA SIMELANE
Attorney @ Magagula Attorneys
BONGINKOSI MAGAGULA
Managing Partner
MUSA THWALA
Professional Assistant
LINDELWA SIGUDLA
Professional Assistant
NELSON MBUTFO TSABEDZE
Brief About
Nelson Mbutfo Tsabedze is a commercial lawyer practising with Magagula Attorneys and he joined the firm 2014. He holds a commercial LLB obtained from the University of Witwatersand (WITS) and he is an admitted attorney of the High Court of Swaziland. He specializes in tax law, competition law and general corporate and commercial law work. Focussing on tax and competition law; he advises clients in tax planning, tax dispute resolution, tax aspects of mergers & acquisition, merger notification, mergers &acquisitions, competition complaint proceedings and leniency applications. He also advises clients on establishment of collective and investments schemes, investments due diligence financial regulatory compliance in relation to financial services and investment management.
Qualifications
• LLB (University of Witwatersrand)
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of Swaziland
SIPHIWE VILAKATI
Brief About
Before joining magagula attorneys, she worked as a paralegal for various South African based firms, such as Freedom of Expression Institute (F.X.I) and KVN Attorneys, where she amassed significant experience in class action litigation, human rights law as well as dispute resolution and arbitration. She is currently on study leave in Italy where she is pursuing her master’s degree in Rule of Law for Development at the University of Loyola.
Qualifications
• LLB (University of Zululand)
SINDELA DORICA SIMELANE
Brief About
Sindela Simelani joined the law firm in 2013 after obtaining her LLB Degree from the University of Swaziland. Sindela is admitted to practice in the High court of Swaziland. She has a vested knowledge in Intellectual Property law and company law. Her areas of practice include, trade mark registration, searching, amendments, renewal and she advises clients on registrability of trade marks. She also handles trade-mark litigation matters such as trade mark infringement, passing off matters and competition law aspects of intellectual property law.
Qualifications
• Diploma in law (University of Swaziland)
• LLB (University of Swaziland)
• Attorney of the High Court of Swaziland
BONGINKOSI WILFRED MAGAGULA
Brief About
Bonginkosi Magagula has immense experience in commercial litigation, legal drafting and interpretation of complex contracts and legislation. He has approximately 20 years practice experience under his belt. He began his working career as a candidate attorney at Shilubane, Ntiwane and Partners in 1997 where he got admitted as an attorney in 1999. He joined Robinson Bertram attorneys in 1999 as an attorney, and he worked his way up the ranks of the firm up until he was made partner at the firm. In 2007 he left Robinson Bertram and co-founded Cloete-Henweeod- Magagula-Dlamini Attorneys where he was a partner up until 2010. He then founded Magagula Attorneys in 2010, where he is the Managing Director.
Qualifications
BA (University of Swaziland •
LLB (University of Swaziland •
LLM International Law: Air, Space & Telecommunications Law (U.P) •
Attorney of the High Court of Swaziland •
MUSA THWALA
Brief About
Professional Assistant
LINDELWA SIGUDLA
Brief About
Front Desk
who we are
The firm was founded with the objective of providing effective, efficient and creative legal services to meet the distinctive legal needs of clients, both corporate and individual clients. Our philosophy is to provide professional advice and representation that allows clients, policy makers and boards to achieve their goals while minimizing legal risk. To do this, we believe that we must focus at all times on the business objectives of our clients and work closely with them to develop and deliver legal solutions that will achieve their objectives
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WHY CHOOSE US
Our lawyers are pragmatic business professionals who never lose sight of our clients' business objectives. At a practice level, the firm has specialised units, each consisting of a number of practitioners who dedicate themselves to building their expertise in a specific area of law. Irrespective of how many business areas a transaction spans, work is done at the right level, by the person most qualified to give the client the best advice, resulting in fast turnaround times, and an extremely cost-effective offering.
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