Public Law
Context
Public service is key to social and economic development.
And structural and human relationships are pivotal where public service and public interest are concerned.
Implicit in this notion is the importance of facilitating structural and human harmonies within and between public service institutions and between these institutions and the public.
In pursuit of this balance, law has a critical role to play. In South Africa, not just law, but a sophisticated approach to law and its application given the complexity of the country’s social and economic context:
- The diversity of socioeconomic issues, particularly given a past of inequality and prolonged effects thereof on society.
- The dichotomy of a developing and developed economy.
- Political interference in administration and service delivery.
- Corruption, particularly in the public service.
- Limited resources and thus conflicting interests and priorities among key institutions, implying a need for structural collaborations.
- Service delivery challenges and social unrest emanating from same.
- Compliance oversights.
The speed and ambiguous nature of modern change, and thus the need to keep up therewith, raise the stakes even higher.
With an acute appreciation of this complexity, Bonavu is bringing more than just law to this context and to this space.
What We Offer
Bonavu helps institutional clients navigate the complex social, economic and political context through effective identification and management of legal risk inherent in their pursuits.
We also help members of the public, acting alone or in collective, understand their rights and obligations and achieve desired outcomes as they pursue matters of individual or collective interest.
Specifically, we do the following:
- We help organisations recognise and understand their rights and obligations in the context of their mandates and objectives.
- We help organisations recognise and understand developments in their operating environment that will impact their mandates and objectives so they can identify opportunities and risks and reset their strategies accordingly.
- We help clients with appropriate and adequate responses in instances of dispute resolution and litigation.
Our Value Proposition
Experience
We have experience advising and litigating across all levels of government; local, provincial, national and semi government; in different contexts, from dispute resolution to litigation and in different circumstanced and conditions, from corporate lawsuits to class actions.
An Inclination for Innovation
Our pioneering spirit enables us to help clients with proactive approaches to legal risk and opportunity.
Constitutional Law Specialisation
We are specialists in South Africa constitutional law having studied and counselled on it for over 12 years. Given the diversity and complexity of South Africa’s socioeconomic issues, nuanced knowledge and experience with the mother law lends us a unique advantage and leverage.
