Civil litigation
Claims, defences and applications in the Magistrates' and High Courts — from summons through to trial and enforcement.
When the matter is serious, the counsel should be too.
M.M. Kapela Incorporated is a Johannesburg law firm. We act for individuals and businesses in civil and criminal litigation, commercial disputes, labour and family matters, evictions, damages claims and deceased estates.
- Consultations
- Mon–Thu 8:00–17:00
Fri 8:00–16:00 - Direct line
- 078 279 7159
WhatsApp the firm
Practice areas
Litigation-led, across the areas of law where disputes actually land.
The firm's work is built on courtroom practice. That shapes how every matter is handled — including the ones that never reach a courtroom, because they are prepared as though they will.
Criminal litigation
Representation from arrest and bail through to plea, trial and appeal, in all forms of criminal proceedings.
Commercial disputes
Contractual and commercial disagreements between businesses, resolved by negotiation, settlement or litigation.
Labour & employment law
Dismissals, disciplinary processes, CCMA and Labour Court matters, for both employers and employees.
Family law
Divorce, maintenance, care and contact arrangements, and the protective orders that often accompany them.
Trust law
Formation, administration and disputes concerning trusts, including trustee duties and beneficiary claims.
Damages claims
Recovery of loss arising from injury, negligence, breach of contract and unlawful conduct.
Evictions
PIE Act proceedings and unlawful-occupation matters, acting for property owners and for occupiers.
Deceased estates
Reporting and administering estates through the Master's Office, and resolving disputes between heirs.
The firm
A practice built around one attorney's courtroom record.
M.M. Kapela Incorporated is directed by Mahlubonke Kapela, a practising attorney whose work spans civil and criminal litigation and commercial dispute resolution, with further expertise in trust law, employment and labour law, family law, damages claims, evictions and the administration of deceased estates.
He has assisted, represented and defended numerous clients across these fields of law. Because the firm is small, the attorney who takes your first call is the attorney who handles your matter — and who stands up in court on it.
You should always know where your matter stands, what it will cost, and what happens next.
Mahlubonke Kapela
Director · Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
How it works
What happens after you make contact.
Step one
You make contact
Call or WhatsApp the firm. Describe the problem in plain terms — you do not need to know the legal name for it.
Step two
Consultation
We meet at the Greenside office or speak remotely, go through your documents, and establish what you are actually facing.
Step three
Advice and costs
You receive an honest assessment of the merits, the likely route, the realistic timeline and what it will cost, before you commit.
Step four
We act
Once mandated, the firm takes the matter forward and keeps you updated at each stage through to resolution.
Contact
Bring us the problem.
The sooner a matter is looked at, the more options there usually are. Reach the firm directly on the number below, or come through to the Greenside office by appointment.
- Telephone
- 078 279 7159
- Message 078 279 7159
- Consultations
- By appointment at the Greenside office
Office hours
- Monday – Thursday
- 8:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 8:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Speak to the firm
Calls and WhatsApp messages during office hours reach the attorney directly.
Please do not send confidential details over WhatsApp or email before the firm has been formally mandated.