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A DYNAMIC NATIONAL LAW FIRM
Based in the country’s three major economic hubs,
Sandton, Cape Town and Umhlanga, Cox Yeats is
a dynamic national law firm which has earned a
reputation as a leader in commercial and personal
legal services.
Since 1964, when Cox Yeats was founded in KwaZulu-
Natal, the firm has continued to rely on innovative and
sustainable solutions to overcome the many storms
which South Africa, and particularly KwaZulu-Natal,
has faced. In addition, although the business has
grown substantially over the past five decades, the
firm’s founding principles of integrity, approachability,
and individuality are as strong now as ever. By
continuing to live this DNA, Cox Yeats hopes to assure
the public of a future as exciting and inspiring as the
many years that came before.
Service offering L-R: Laura Kelly, Kim Edwards and Robin Weastley of Cox Yeats
Attorneys at the KZN Top Business Awards 2022 winning the
As a national law firm, Cox Yeats is well positioned Employee Wellness category
and able to render a range of legal services across
provincial borders, regardless of location. Services recognises that employee welfare is central to its
include business law; competition law; construction success and as such significant strides are taken by
law, engineering, and infrastructure law; insurance management to ensure that employees can achieve
law; corporate mergers and acquisitions law; a work-life balance and are ultimately cared for and
insolvency and business rescue law; maritime and supported both in and outside of work. Being part of
international trade law; property law; empowerment a firm where every individual is encouraged to reach
and transformation; information technology law; their potential is one of its most appealing offerings.
litigation and alternative dispute resolution; medical This proactive and positive culture will enable Cox
schemes; natural resources and energy; tax law; and Yeats to continue to attract and retain the top talents
trust and estate planning. as they enter the profession. The Cox Yeats attorneys
Highly Specialised are backed by a very strong professional team and
staff turnover is extremely low.
Both evolving and experienced professionals make
up its specialised teams, ensuring that Cox Yeats is Awards, Recognitions and Accolades
a true-life partner to their clients. Each team has its Cox Yeats has consistently been rated among the top
own structure and unique approach; however, all law firms in the country with many of its professionals
teams have quality service, quick response, and client listed in top legal publications as well as various
confidence in common. This ethos allows them to industry-specific guides.
leverage off each other’s different insights, allowing
for ‘vibrant cross pollination’ and attention to detail. The firm and several of its professionals have been
recognised in national, continental, and international
Cox Yeats is well respected for its capacity to achieve legal directories and awards such as the Best Lawyers,
results. Its successes can be attributed to all the Legal 500, Chambers Global, the African Legal Awards
professionals’ real commitment to their clients, an and PMR Africa amongst others.
ability to be forward thinking and a genuine desire
to achieve their clients’ commercial and strategic Cox Yeats has been rated the Number one medium
objectives. Cox Yeats will also work with clients to law firm in South Africa for the fourth consecutive year
assist them in responding to opportunities and to after winning the PMR Africa 2023 Diamond Arrow
anticipate legal and commercial issues that might Award.
affect their businesses. The firm was named the 2023 Property and Insurance
Employee welfare Law firm of the Year by Best Lawyers.
The belief that the firm’s greatest asset is its people In 2022, Cox Yeats received an award as a winner in the
has enabled Cox Yeats to rise above the prevailing Employee wellbeing category, in the sixteenth edition
circumstances of recent years. Accordingly, the firm of the Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards.

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